Terracotta fragments of a dinos (bowl for mixing wine and water)

mid-6th century BCE

Not on view

One fragment is from the rim and shoulder of the dinos: the top of the rim has ivy leaves, alternating with red and black; below the rim, on the top of the shoulder, a band of up and down ivy, alternating with red and black; tail feathers of a rooster to left and tail feathers of a rooster to right; a second fragment from the bottom of the dinos has part of an animal frieze: a feline to right; below, a band of up and down ivy, alternating with black and red; a third fragment is from an animal frieze and has the hind quarters of a quadruped to left and the chest and forelegs of a quadruped to left; below, part of a band of ivy; three fragments have unidentified subjects; a seventh fragment is from the bottom of the dinos and has part of a band of up and down ivy, alternating with black and red; two fragments are from the stand of the dinos: the larger fragment has a bit of the stem and part of the profiled foot, which has a band of up and down ivy, alternating with black and red; the smaller fragment is from the profiled foot of the stand, and has part of the band of up and down ivy, alternating with black and red; a tenth fragment has black glaze

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Title: Terracotta fragments of a dinos (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Period: Archaic
Date: mid-6th century BCE
Culture: Etruscan
Medium: Terracotta; black-figure
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Gift of Dietrich von Bothmer, Distinguished Research Curator, Greek and Roman Art, 2011
Object Number: 2011.604.10.276a–j
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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