Monumental Early Etruscan Impasto Kyathos

拍品描述

7th century B.C. Fluted body tapering to a narrow foot, the shoulders decorated with tiered bosses, short neck with flared mouth; wide handle perforated with a triangle. Cf. Hall Dohan, E., Italic Tomb-Groups in the University Museum, University of Pennsylvania, 1942, p.83, no.7, pl.44, Vulci Tomb 51, for a smaller parallel; see also Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 26.60.44, for a very similar piece. 1.18 kg, 25 cm wide (9 7/8 in.). [No Reserve] [A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions Website] (For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price.) Estate of Mr Bruno Fellinger (1926-2016), Küsnacht, Switzerland. with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12648-236390. Buccheroid impasto is the name attributed by modern archaeologists to wheel thrown pottery. The clay in these specimens is less refined, and the firing techniques less precise than in the later bucchero ware. TimeLine Auctions follows a rigorous vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists. See our website for more information.

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