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Pitcher (oinochoe) decorated with lion heads
Italic, Etruscan
Archaic Period
560-540 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Bucchero
Dimensions
33 cm (13 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of J. J. Dixwell
Accession Number76.224
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 659.
DescriptionTrefoil mouth, strap handle ending in a bar with two knobs at the lip. Elongated oval body with nearly vertical walls. On the body, large lion heads in relief. On the shoulder, a row of elongated bosses. On the back of the handle, a feline couchant.
Much mended.
Much mended.
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