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From the end of the seventh century to well into the sixth century B.C., in Etruria "cilindretto" ornament much like the band of impressed decoration on the body of this vase was very common. The patterns were often animal and plant motifs, human heads, and narrative scenes.
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Title: Terracotta jug with griffin protome handle
Period: Archaic
Date: 1st half of the 6th century BCE
Culture: Etruscan
Medium: Terracotta; bucchero
Dimensions:
H. with handle 8 1/8 in. (20.7 cm.)
H. without handle 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm.)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Purchase, 1896
Accession Number: 96.9.142
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