Terracotta stand
Stands of this common type seem to have been used for vegetal or floral offerings. The Metropolitan Museum is fortunate to own a pair of Attic stands (65.11.14, 1980.537), clearly inspired by the Etruscan model but larger in size and elaborately articulated and decorated. They are exhibited in the Greek galleries on the main floor.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta stand
- Period: Archaic
- Date: 6th century BCE
- Culture: Etruscan
- Medium: Terracotta; bucchero pesante
- Dimensions: 3 9/16 × 3 3/4 in. (9.1 × 9.5 cm)
- Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Purchase, 1896
- Object Number: 96.9.102
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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3rd quarter of the 4th century BCE
3rd quarter of the 4th century BCE
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ca. 325–300 BCE
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