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Etruscan

Jar with lid (stamnos), late 300s BCE-early 200s BCE

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Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Etruscan

Title

Jar with lid (stamnos)

Year

late 300s BCE-early 200s BCE

Medium

Bronze

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • bronze

Techniques

  • lost-wax process

Dimensions

38 x 3.9 cm (14 15/16 x 1 9/16 inches) (jar and rim)

Type

  • Metalwork

Credit

Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

35.791

Projects & Publications

Publications

Manual / Issue 1

Hand in Hand
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Classical Bronzes

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Ancient Greek and Roman Galleries

Used to store liquids, stamnoi were wide-mouthed jars with lids and two horizontal handles. In Etruria, the handles of stamnoi often took the form of hands. When the vessel is picked up, the hands on the handles become directly associated with the hands of the person who carries the vessel. The beautiful dark blue and rich green patina on the surface of the stamnos results from the bronze’s oxidation process over a long period of time.

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cover (closure), late 300s BCE-200s BCE

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