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Terracotta beak-spouted jug

ca. 750–690 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 170
The distinctive beak-spout of this jug indicates that it is a local imitation of a type imported to Italy from the Eastern Mediterranean with increasing frequency into the seventh century B.C. This particular type, with split handle and modeled ribs, was especially popular in Bisenzio, during the transition between Villanovan and Early Etruscan culture.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Terracotta beak-spouted jug
  • Period: Geometric
  • Date: ca. 750–690 BCE
  • Culture: Late Villanovan
  • Medium: Terracotta; impasto
  • Dimensions: H.: 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm)
  • Classification: Vases
  • Credit Line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
  • Object Number: 91.1.454
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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