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Cup (chalice)
Italic, Etruscan
Archaic Period
Early 6th century B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Italy, Etruria, Clusium (Chiusi)
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Bucchero
Dimensions
10.8 cm (4 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of J. J. Dixwell
Accession Number76.196
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 619.
DescriptionCup with straight sides, short stem and spreading foot. The juncture of the sides and the bottom is marked by a ridge. Band of relief design; a lion, a centaur, and a chimaera, repeated.
ProvenanceBy 1875: in a public collection in Chiusi; sold at public sale in Florence to J. J. Dixwell (said to be from Chiusi); gift of J. J. Dixwell to MFA, March 1876