Caption

Fragment of a bucchero nero bowl with a flat bowl and a ring-shaped stem. On the inside of the bowl is scratched the Etruscan letter kh. On the bottom is engraved the complete Etruscan alphabet. Bucchero nero, ancient Etruscan vessel, 6th–5th century BC Archaic period. Origin: Etruria. Vessel fragment. Height 2.2 cm, width 10.5 cm., A roughly oval stone fragment with an uneven surface and jagged edges sits against a flat background. The stone shows various shades of gray and dark gray with lighter gray veins and small pale flecks dispersed across its face. A thin, lighter-colored line runs across the stone, and the edges reveal a beige to off-white tone. The background is a uniform medium gray with a soft darker gray shadow cast from the stone.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A00_132

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81.4Mb (2.7Mb) / 17.8in x 17.8in / 5335 x 5335 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fragment bucchero nero bowl flat bowl ring-shaped stem inside bowl scratched Etruscan letter kh bottom engraved complete Etruscan alphabet Bucchero nero ancient Etruscan vessel 6th–5th century BC Archaic period Origin Etruria Vessel fragment Height 2.2 cm width 10.5 cm roughly oval stone fragment uneven surface jagged edges sits flat background stone various shades gray dark gray lighter gray veins small pale flecks dispersed across face thin lighter-colored line runs edges reveal beige off-white tone background uniform medium gray soft darker gray shadow cast stone.