drinking cup, unknown maker from Italy

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drinking cup
drinking cup
drinking cup
800–500 BCE
drinking cup , 800–500 BCE
Where object was made: Italy (Etruscan)
Material/technique: clay
Dimensions:
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 4.6 x 12.5 x 9.9 cm
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 1 13/16 x 4 15/16 x 3 7/8 in
Credit line: Bequest of Alice Rohe
Accession number: 1958.0090.b
On display: Stewart Gallery
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The style of this ancient Etruscan drinking cup is known as Bucchero, a distinctive black, burnished pottery made to resemble metal. An indigenous society of the Italian peninsula, the Etruscans’ economic and social power was based on their production and export of metal, particularly iron. With few surviving records, what we know about the Etruscans comes from objects found in tombs. From the realm of the deceased, we gain clues about their ways of life.
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The style of this ancient Etruscan drinking cup is known as Bucchero, a distinctive black, burnished pottery made to resemble metal. An indigenous society of the Italian peninsula, the Etruscans’ economic and social power was based on their production and export of metal, particularly iron. With few surviving records, what we know about the Etruscans comes from objects found in tombs. From the realm of the deceased, we gain clues about their ways of life.

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Cassandra Mesick Braun, curator
2022–2027