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Lid attachment (finial)
Italic, Etruscan
Archaic Period
6th century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Bucchero
Dimensions
11.3 x 11 cm (4 7/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of H. P. Kidder
Accession Number80.604
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 678.
DescriptionThe ornament of a large amphora-cover. Fragment in the form of a cock. Hole beneath tail. Crest and tip of tail missing. Incised feathers on throat, wings, tail. Small knobs for the eyes
ProvenanceBy 1880: H. P. Kidder Collection (said to be from Chiusi); gift of H. P. Kidder to MFA, October 21, 1880