Terracotta spiral amphora (jar), Archaic, ca. 675–650 B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta; bucchero, H. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm), Vases, This distinctive shape, frequently incised with double spirals, is indigenous to Italy. The thin, flat handles and sharp curves imply that the shape derives from metallic prototypes, and indeed a silver example with gold handles was found in the Regolini-Galassi Tomb in Caere (modern Cerveteri)
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Terracotta spiral amphora, jar, Archaic, ca, 675–650 B.C, Etruscan, Terracotta, bucchero, H, 4 1/4, 10.8 cm, Vases, distinctive, shape, frequently incised, double spirals, indigenous, Italy, thin, flat handles, sharp curves, imply, shape derives, metallic prototypes, indeed, silver example, gold, Regolini-Galassi Tomb, Caere, modern Cerveteri
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