MAGNIFICENT ETRUSCAN BUCCHERO OINOCHOE WITH THREE LIONS

拍品描述

Ca. 700 - 500 BC. A bucchero oinochoe with a trefoil mouth on a tall cylindrical neck above a rounded body tapering to a ring foot. A single strap handle with a bundle of raised ribs springs from the shoulder and rises to the rim, with disc terminals at the upper junction. The shoulder is banded with closely spaced incised lines. The main body is decorated with an incised frieze of three lions in profile, framed by further bands of fine incision around the lower body. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 21709, Antiquities, Lot 183. Size: 400mm x 220mm; Weight: 1.63kg Provenance: Private UK collection, formed in the 1980-90s on the UK art market. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.

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