Bucchero bowl/cup with splayed sides, slightly raised splayed foot jointed to broader shoulder; interior hollow, base-rounded; old label base of foot
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Orvieto, Umbria, Central Italy
Culture or time period:
Etruscan
Collector:
Arthur L. Frothingham
Materials:
Clay
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Bowls (vessels) and Bucchero ware
Accession date:
February 4, 1902
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
height 6 centimeters
Comment:
Good but fragile condition; deep chip loss in base of interior of bowl; small loss at rim; exterior surface abrasions overall; fine crack 2cm with branch and loss at join; interior crack 3.5 cm - very fine