Caption

Fragment of a bucchero nero bowl. Bucchero nero; ancient Etruscan vessel, 6th–5th century BC Archaic period. Fragment 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. Origin: Etruria. Vessel fragment. Height 2.2 cm; width 10.5 cm., A roughly circular stone object with an irregular outer edge rests on a plain gray background; the stone shows a recessed central basin with a raised rim and worn, rough surfaces, and the interior of the basin has visible scratches and incised lines forming a pattern; the stone displays a palette of gray tones with areas of darker charcoal gray, lighter gray, and patches of beige and brown on the fractured outer edges.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A00_133

License type

Rights managed

Available size

81.4Mb (2.5Mb) / 17.8in x 17.8in / 5335 x 5335 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fragment bucchero nero bowl Bucchero nero ancient Etruscan vessel 6th–5th century BC Archaic period flat bowl ring-shaped stem inside bowl scratched Etruscan letter kh bottom engraved complete Etruscan alphabet Origin Etruria Vessel fragment Height 2.2 cm width 10.5 cm roughly circular stone object irregular outer edge rests plain gray background stone recessed central basin raised rim worn rough surfaces interior basin visible scratches incised lines forming pattern stone displays palette gray tones areas darker charcoal gray lighter gray patches beige brown fractured outer edges.