ETRUSCAN RED-FIGURE EPICHYSIS WITH PRIESTESS

拍品描述

Ca. 400 - 300 BC. A black-glazed epichysis with a broad mouth, a flaring neck, a single strap handle from shoulder to neck, and an inverted pear-shaped body, decorated with a standing priestess in profile. The neck is painted with stylised vegetal tendrils, repeated on the main body. The shoulder is encircled by a narrow beaded band, with a further narrow band above the foot. For similar see: L. Ambrosini, The Etruscan Painted Pottery, in J. Macintosh Turfa (ed.), The Etruscan World, London, New York, Routledge, 2017, pp. 943 - 973, f. 52.13. Size: 180mm x 105mm; Weight: 205g Provenance: Private London collection; previously acquired on the Belgian art market; originally in the collection of C D'hondt, Liege 1980?s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

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