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oinochoe
Object Type
oinochoe
Museum number
1814,0704.447
Description
Pottery oinochoe, Rasmussen Type 2b, burnished black Bucchero ware, with a bi-cone body, pinched mouth and one handle, worn and chipped in places.
Cultures/periods
Etruscan
Production date
620BC-590BC
Production place
Made in:
Cerveteri
(?)
Materials
pottery
Ware
Etruscan Bucchero Ware
Type series
Rasmussen 2b
Technique
burnished
Dimensions
Diameter:
51 millimetres
(base)
Diameter:
57 millimetres
(rim)
Height:
145 millimetres
Bibliographic references
Old Catalogue / A Catalogue of the Greek and Etruscan Vases in the British Museum
(47)
Etruscan Bucchero / A Catalogue of Etruscan Bucchero in the British Museum
(No. 240)
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Peregrine Edward Towneley
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Charles Townley
Acquisition date
1814
Acquisition notes
Noted in the register that it is from the Second Townley Collection.
Department
Greek and Roman
Registration number
1814,0704.447
Conservation
Treatment
: 14 Dec 2001