Terracotta funnel vase

ca. 550–500 BCE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 161

The funnel vase is a large shape with a rotund body, tall lip, and short vertical handles at least one of which is often in the shape of a closed hand with fingers extended. Typically Daunian, it is a counterpart to the Greek krater.

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Title: Terracotta funnel vase
Period: Archaic
Date: ca. 550–500 BCE
Culture: Native Italic, Daunian
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: Overall: 10 9/16 x 11in. (26.9 x 28cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1970
Object Number: 1970.11.11
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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