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Source Description
This amphora has stamped decoration around the shoulder with seated and standing figures. The Etruscans were a confederation of city-states in central Italy during the 7th-3rd centuries BCE. In addition to their notability as a maritime power, the Etruscans are also known for their bucchero, a style of pottery that was produced between the 7th and the 5th centuries BCE. It is black inside and out due to the reducing atmosphere during the firing process that prevented oxidation. Bucchero vessels are made on a wheel, and the forms often imitate contemporary impasto and metalware. When polished, the effect of bucchero’s black surfaces can even resemble oxidized silver. Impasto is a coarser clay that that is often dark gray.
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Document identity
localId
32924
label
Amphora with Figures
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obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
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32924
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contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Amphora with Figures
description
This amphora has stamped decoration around the shoulder with seated and standing figures. The Etruscans were a confederation of city-states in central Italy during the 7th-3rd centuries BCE. In addition to their notability as a maritime power, the Etruscans are also known for their bucchero, a style of pottery that was produced between the 7th and the 5th centuries BCE. It is black inside and out due to the reducing atmosphere during the firing process that prevented oxidation. Bucchero vessels are made on a wheel, and the forms often imitate contemporary impasto and metalware. When polished, the effect of bucchero’s black surfaces can even resemble oxidized silver. Impasto is a coarser clay that that is often dark gray.
provenance
Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
7th century BCE (Orientalizing)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
amphorae (storage vessels)
vases
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
30.1
height
13.4
dimensionsRaw
H: 11 7/8 x Diam at mouth: 5 1/4 in. (30.1 x 13.4 cm); Circumference: 28 in. (71 cm)
Source extras
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Etruscan
style
Bucchero
med
bucchero or impasto
creator_ids
6291
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ROM
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none
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1
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0
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photo
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