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The flaring, fluted rim and the molded handle, here decorated with a female head and an elaborate palmette-volute, are typical features of bucchero produced in and around Chiusi throughout much of the sixth century B.C.
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Title: Terracotta stemmed kyathos (single-handled cup)
Period: Archaic
Date: ca. 550–525 BCE
Culture: Etruscan
Medium: Terracotta; bucchero pesante
Dimensions: H. with handle 8 9/16 in. (21.8 cm); H. without handle 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Purchase, 1896
Object Number: 96.9.151
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