Rim fragment of a large terracotta vessel, Hellenistic, 3rd century B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta; black-glaze, H. 8 11/16 in. (22 cm), Vases, Like so much of black-glaze pottery, this piece imitates a metal prototype. Metal vessels with handles modeled in the form of sleeping youths were sometimes used as cinerary urns. See, for example, the bronze handle 28
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Rim fragment, large terracotta vessel, Hellenistic, 3rd century B.C, Etruscan, Terracotta, black-glaze, H, 8 11/16, 22 cm, Vases, black-glaze pottery, piece imitates, metal prototype, Metal vessels, handles modeled, form, sleeping youths, sometimes, cinerary urns, See, example, bronze handle 28
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