Kantharos

Museum number:
8-3209
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.12
Description:
Etruscan bucchero kantharos; bucchero sottile fabric; acorn-shaped knobs on top of head strap handles; one knob broken off; around the bowl on each side are three beardless male heads to left in relief, their hair incised.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Etruria (Historic), Central Italy
Culture or time period:
Etruscan
Collector:
Robert H. Coleman
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Bucchero ware and Kantharoi
Accession date:
August 1901
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Loans:
S1979-1980 #1: Wine Museum of San Francisco (August 1, 1979–September 24, 1980)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Kantharos, accession number 8-3209, described as Etruscan bucchero kantharos; bucchero sottile fabric; acorn-shaped knobs on top of head strap handles; one knob broken off; around the bowl on each side are three beardless male heads to left in relief, their hair incised.

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