Pitcher

Museum number:
8-1877
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.103
Description:
Injured bucchero pitcher, naked man ear. Description from Matteucig (1951): Oinochoe; height: 30.5 cm; diameter: 17.5 cm (see Matteucig's plate XX, 9). Heavy bucchero. Shape similar tonos. 1875 and 1876. On rotelle, an incised rosette with central disk in relief; on strap handle, a supine naked man; on middle of neck, two relief bands; fillet at base; on shoulder, godroons; below godroons, two re lief bands; under bands, an incised zigzag; on body five animals, (lions?) walking right, divided by a floral motive (lotus and palmettes) in relief; incised details; below ani mal zone, an incised zigzag band between two incised parallels. About two-thirds of the mouth and neck missing; on body, fillings in gray cement.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Tomb G, Poggio Buco, Tuscany
Verbatim coll. place:
Tomb G
Culture or time period:
Etruscan
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Collection date:
1896
Materials:
Ceramic (material)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Bucchero ware and Pitchers (vessels)
Accession date:
1903
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Pitcher, accession number 8-1877, described as Injured bucchero pitcher, naked man ear. Description from Matteucig (1951): Oinochoe; height: 30.5 cm; diameter: 17.5 cm (see Matteucig's plate XX, 9). Heavy bucchero. Shape similar tonos. 1875 and 1876. On rotelle, an incised rosette with central disk in relief; on strap handle, a supine naked man; on middle of neck, two relief bands; fillet at base; on shoulder, godroons; below godroons, two re lief bands; under bands, an incised zigzag; on body five animals, (lions?) walking right, divided by a floral motive (lotus and palmettes) in relief; incised details; below ani mal zone, an incised zigzag band between two incised parallels. About two-thirds of the mouth and neck missing; on body, fillings in gray cement.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Pitcher, accession number 8-1877, described as Injured bucchero pitcher, naked man ear. Description from Matteucig (1951): Oinochoe; height: 30.5 cm; diameter: 17.5 cm (see Matteucig's plate XX, 9). Heavy bucchero. Shape similar tonos. 1875 and 1876. On rotelle, an incised rosette with central disk in relief; on strap handle, a supine naked man; on middle of neck, two relief bands; fillet at base; on shoulder, godroons; below godroons, two re lief bands; under bands, an incised zigzag; on body five animals, (lions?) walking right, divided by a floral motive (lotus and palmettes) in relief; incised details; below ani mal zone, an incised zigzag band between two incised parallels. About two-thirds of the mouth and neck missing; on body, fillings in gray cement.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Pitcher, accession number 8-1877, described as Injured bucchero pitcher, naked man ear. Description from Matteucig (1951): Oinochoe; height: 30.5 cm; diameter: 17.5 cm (see Matteucig's plate XX, 9). Heavy bucchero. Shape similar tonos. 1875 and 1876. On rotelle, an incised rosette with central disk in relief; on strap handle, a supine naked man; on middle of neck, two relief bands; fillet at base; on shoulder, godroons; below godroons, two re lief bands; under bands, an incised zigzag; on body five animals, (lions?) walking right, divided by a floral motive (lotus and palmettes) in relief; incised details; below ani mal zone, an incised zigzag band between two incised parallels. About two-thirds of the mouth and neck missing; on body, fillings in gray cement.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Pitcher, accession number 8-1877, described as Injured bucchero pitcher, naked man ear. Description from Matteucig (1951): Oinochoe; height: 30.5 cm; diameter: 17.5 cm (see Matteucig's plate XX, 9). Heavy bucchero. Shape similar tonos. 1875 and 1876. On rotelle, an incised rosette with central disk in relief; on strap handle, a supine naked man; on middle of neck, two relief bands; fillet at base; on shoulder, godroons; below godroons, two re lief bands; under bands, an incised zigzag; on body five animals, (lions?) walking right, divided by a floral motive (lotus and palmettes) in relief; incised details; below ani mal zone, an incised zigzag band between two incised parallels. About two-thirds of the mouth and neck missing; on body, fillings in gray cement.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Pitcher, accession number 8-1877, described as Injured bucchero pitcher, naked man ear. Description from Matteucig (1951): Oinochoe; height: 30.5 cm; diameter: 17.5 cm (see Matteucig's plate XX, 9). Heavy bucchero. Shape similar tonos. 1875 and 1876. On rotelle, an incised rosette with central disk in relief; on strap handle, a supine naked man; on middle of neck, two relief bands; fillet at base; on shoulder, godroons; below godroons, two re lief bands; under bands, an incised zigzag; on body five animals, (lions?) walking right, divided by a floral motive (lotus and palmettes) in relief; incised details; below ani mal zone, an incised zigzag band between two incised parallels. About two-thirds of the mouth and neck missing; on body, fillings in gray cement.

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