Kantharos in bucchero pottery
Kantharos in bucchero
With the term “bucchero” one refers to a ceramic production subjected during firing to an oxidation process, perhaps developed in imitation of the more expensive metalware, which enjoyed its greatest popularity between the first half of the 7th and the 6th centuries BC in the main Etruscan cities. This two-handled kantharos with lid, once part of the Mieli collection, can be attributed to the Chiusi production, characterized by thickened walls and by relief decoration obtained through molding. On both handles, it bears the figure of the Potnia Theron (Mistress of Animals).
With the term “bucchero” one refers to a ceramic production subjected during firing to an oxidation process, perhaps developed in imitation of the more expensive metalware, which enjoyed its greatest popularity between the first half of the 7th and the 6th centuries BC in the main Etruscan cities. This two-handled kantharos with lid, once part of the Mieli collection, can be attributed to the Chiusi production, characterized by thickened walls and by relief decoration obtained through molding. On both handles, it bears the figure of the Potnia Theron (Mistress of Animals).
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