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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 145

Jug

7th century BC (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jug, Oenochoe, of burnished black earthenware, decorated with two horizontal bands of incised lines. Pear-shaped body, small foot, wide expanding mouth slightly pinched in to form a lip in front, broad flat loop handle.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Burnished black earthenware with incised decoration
Brief description
Bucchero ware. Jug, Oenochoe, of burnished black earthenware, Etruscan, Italy, 7th century BC
Physical description
Jug, Oenochoe, of burnished black earthenware, decorated with two horizontal bands of incised lines. Pear-shaped body, small foot, wide expanding mouth slightly pinched in to form a lip in front, broad flat loop handle.
Dimensions
  • Height: 20.6cm
  • Diameter: 12.4cm
Styles
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Collection
Accession number
4813-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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