Bucchero Beaker (Primary Title)

Unknown (Artist)

7th century BC
Etruscan
Ceramics
Containers-Vessels
terracotta
Overall: 8 1/2 × 9 in. (21.59 × 22.86 cm)
79.16

The elaborate handle of this beaker is an abstract rendering of a biga, a two-horse chariot, used primarily in this period for racing and ceremonial purposes.

Adolph D. and Wilkins C. Williams Fund
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