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Walters, Henry Beauchamp; British Museum <London> [Hrsg.]
Catalogue of the Greek and Etruscan Vases in the British Museum (Band 1,2): Cypriote, Italian, and Etruscan pottery — London, 1912

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ETRUSCAN BUCCHERO WARE; LATER VARIETIES. 251

to r., all from the same mould ; above and below, incised zigzag between
mouldings.

[Cf. Micali, Mon. Incd. pi. 29, 3.]

H 214. COVERED JAR or cinerary urn. Ht. (without cover) 9I in. Old Cat., No. 176.* From Plate XVII.

Chiusi. Millingen Coll., 1847. Birch, Ancient Pottery,2 p. 449. Fairly good polish.

Ovoid body with low moulded foot; cylindrical neck with projecting moulded
top and vertical rim projecting in front in trefoil form, on which the cover fits;
handle wanting. The present cover (diam. 3^ in.) probably does not belong ;
round the moulded rim is an incised zigzag, and on the top an incised floral

pattern (SjTg) ; in the centre a knob or figure of bird (as on last), broken off.

On the neck, human face to front in low relief, with long tress of hair over
each ear ; above, incised zigzag between mouldings ; round base, two mouldings.
On shoulder, frieze of lions (?) lying down to 1.; below, incised zigzag between
mouldings. Round lower part of body, frieze of lions as on shoulder, devouring
boars' heads ; below, double moulding. The handle ends in birds' heads on
the shoulder.

[Cf. Micali, Mon. Incd. pi. 31, fig. 1.]

H 215. COVERED JAR, similar. Ht. 9J in. Old Cat., No. 176**. From Chiusi. Millingen

Coll., 1847. Fairly good polish ; foot chipped.

Body slim ; flat handle with moulded edges, ending below in two serpent's
heads. On front of neck, head as on last, the eyebrows indicated, with palmette

incised between ; round top, moulded rim with AA^fXilXIXlCXIiA" pattern incised;

round base, moulding and incised zigzag. Body plain ; on handle, incised zigzag.
The cover probably does not belong; ht. 2 J- in., diam. 2f in. ; bird on top as
on the preceding.

H 216. COVERED JAR, similar. Old Cat., Xo. 176***. Ht. 9} in. Similarly acquired. Plate XVII.

Round top of neck, zigzag incised. Cover as last, with double zigzag round
rim ; ht. 2f in., diam. 2f in.; probably does not belong.

H 217. OINOCHOE. Ht. Il| in. Old Cat., No. 173. Towneley Coll. Good polish ; surface Plate XX.

encrusted.

Ovoid body with flattened shoulder and rather slim neck ; trefoil mouth
sharply pinched up, with triple moulding round rim ; handle of two ribs ending
above in rams' heads. On the exterior of the mouth, two eyes incised ; round
middle of neck, zigzag line between two straight ones, and double ring round
. base. On shoulder, tongue-pattern in low relief (cf. H 213), and zigzag line
between two straight. Round lower part of body, frieze of five pigeons to 1. ;
below, three parallel grooves.

H 218. OINOCHOE, similar. Ht. 12 in. Old Cat., No. 176. Towneley Coll. 460.

Similar in all respects ; in better condition, but part of mouth wanting.
 
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