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Many elements of these large terracotta stands, especially the perforations and bosses, indicate that their designs are based on metallic prototypes imported to Italy from the ancient Near East.
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Title: Terracotta holmos (stand)
Period: Archaic
Date: 700–650 BCE
Culture: Etruscan
Medium: Terracotta; impasto
Dimensions: H. 26 in. (66 cm); diameter of mouth 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Purchase by subscription, 1896
Object Number: 96.18.126
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