Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water), Archaic, ca. 560–500 B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta; bucchero pesante, H. 16 1/8 in. (41 cm); diameter of mouth 13 9/16 in. (34.5 cm), Vases, Large column-kraters with decorative straps bridging the gap between shoulder and rim are typical of bucchero workshops in the Vulci area during the sixth century B.C. This bucchero pesante (heavy bucchero) example is unusual in that it has six straps, rather than the normal two, and the largest are decorated with striding lions, not human masks
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Terracotta column-krater, bowl, mixing wine, water, Archaic, ca, 560–500 B.C, Etruscan, Terracotta, bucchero pesante, H, 16 1/8, 41 cm, diameter, mouth 13 9/16, 34.5, Vases, Large column-kraters, decorative straps, bridging, gap, shoulder, rim, typical, workshops, Vulci area, sixth century, B.C, heavy bucchero, example, unusual, six, normal two, largest, decorated, striding lions, human masks
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