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Drinking cup in the shape of a bent leg
Italic, Etruscan
Archaic Period
550–530 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Bucchero
Dimensions
Height x depth: 18.4 x 13.2 cm (7 1/4 x 5 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of H. P. Kidder
Accession Number80.580
OUT ON LOAN
On display at Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco: Legion of Honor, May 2, 2026 – September 20, 2026
On display at Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco: Legion of Honor, May 2, 2026 – September 20, 2026
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 648.
DescriptionThis plastic cup is divided into two sections. The bottom half is in the form of a bent human leg. Two projections at the knee allow it to stand upright. The upper half of the cup has a bearded human face on the front and a feline head on the back. There is incised decoration around the neck and the rim.
Cup, sculptural.
Cup, sculptural.
ProvenanceSaid to be from Chiusi. 1880, gift of Henry P. Kidder (b. 1823 - d. 1886), Boston, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 21, 1880)