Etrusco-Corinthian black-figure jug with animal friezes - ROM2018_16864_20

ROM2018_16864_20

Etrusco-Corinthian black-figure jug with animal friezes

Maker: Attributed to the Grasmere Painter
Medium:Wheel-thrown earthenware, slip-painted with incised detail
Geography: Made in Etruria, Italy; from Tarquinia, Etruria, Italy
Date: about 580-560 BC
Period: Etruscan Archaic period
Object number: 919.5.93
Credit Line: Sigmund Samuel Collection
On view
Gallery Location:Gallery of Greece
DescriptionThis olpe (jug) is made in Etruria in Italy but the black-figure decoration, featuring bands of animals, and the shape both imitate Corinthian Greek pottery. It was attributed to the Grasmere Painter who worked in Tarquinia by Szilágyi.
Cataloguer: Dr. John W. Hayes (ROM Staff, 1968-1992)
Cataloguer: Dr. Kate Cooper (2012 to present)
Collection:
Greek World
Department: World Cultures: Greek and Roman
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