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Terracotta vase in the shape of a cockerel

Terracotta vase in the shape of a cockerel. Culture: Etruscan. Dimensions: H. 4 1/16 in. (10.31 cm). Date: ca. 650-600 B.C.. This small vase, inscribed with the twenty-six letters of the Etruscan alphabet, may have been a container for ink. The head acts as a stopper and could be attached to the bird's body by a cord. The missing tail no doubt curved downward to form a third foot.
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Title:
Terracotta vase in the shape of a cockerel
Caption:
Terracotta vase in the shape of a cockerel. Culture: Etruscan. Dimensions: H. 4 1/16 in. (10.31 cm). Date: ca. 650-600 B.C.. This small vase, inscribed with the twenty-six letters of the Etruscan alphabet, may have been a container for ink. The head acts as a stopper and could be attached to the bird's body by a cord. The missing tail no doubt curved downward to form a third foot.
Technique/material:
Terracotta; bucchero
Period:
ARCHAIC
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Releases:
Model: No - Property: No
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Image size:
3150 x 4200 px | 37.9 MB
Print size:
26.7 x 35.6 cm | 10.5 x 14.0 in (300 dpi)
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