Guttus

Museum number:
8-20
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Accession number:
Acc.21
Description:
Black Guttus (Lamp feeder); natural earth tan color on bottom; one-piece, access to interior by way of perforations on raised projection and spout in form of the mouth of a male head; another male head beneath the spout; a third occupies the top of the guttus; a handle projects from the side of the guttus.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson and Somzee Collection
Collection place:
Etruria (Historic), Central Italy
Culture or time period:
Etruscan
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Collection date:
May 20, 1901
Materials:
Ceramic (material)
Object type:
archaeology
Accession date:
December 13, 1901
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
height 8.4 centimeters and width 12 centimeters
Loans:
S1978-1979 #26: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (November 29, 1978–February 22, 1979)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Guttus, accession number 8-20, described as Black Guttus (Lamp feeder); natural earth tan color on bottom; one-piece, access to interior by way of perforations on raised projection and spout in form of the mouth of a male head; another male head beneath the spout; a third occupies the top of the guttus; a handle projects from the side of the guttus.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Guttus, accession number 8-20, described as Black Guttus (Lamp feeder); natural earth tan color on bottom; one-piece, access to interior by way of perforations on raised projection and spout in form of the mouth of a male head; another male head beneath the spout; a third occupies the top of the guttus; a handle projects from the side of the guttus.

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