Olpe

6th century BCE (Archaic) Overall: 7 7/8 in. (20 cm) Citation

The flaring, round mouth of this olpe (pitcher) is decorated with three conical studs. The handle connects to the mouth at the location of one of these studs; it connects to the body at the shoulder. The neck of the vessel flares out to the mouth like a bell. The periform body...

Artifact

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16421
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object
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normalized
provenance
provenance
Anonymous collection, [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [said to be from Chiusi]; Walters Art Museum, 1942, by gift.
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CC0
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en
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0
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sourceUrl https://purl.thewalters.org/art/48.1851

Terms

Culture
Etruscan
Medium
bucchero
Genre
olpai

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