Description:

Classical World, Italy, Etruscan culture, ca. 768 to 264 BCE. A ceramic kantharos, a deep vessel with distinctive high handles, meant for consuming wine. This example has a protruding border between the body and foot, a thin rim with a smooth lip, and a small circular foot. The exterior of the vessel is decorated with sixteen wheat fronds in a pointillist style. The kantharos form can be traced as far back as the 8th century BCE, and in later times kantharoi were featured prominently as subjects on black- and red-figure vases, often carried by Dionysus or Herakles. Bucchero is a specifically Etruscan style for firing pottery which results in a smooth, shiny black finish. This type of vessel may have been buried with offerings in the tombs of a recently-deceased individual, as was the case for much fine Etruscan pottery. Size: 6.5" W x 3.2" H (16.5 cm x 8.1 cm).

Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection; ex-Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, New York, USA

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#140467

  • Condition: One handle reattached with small nicks along break lines. Minor nicks to rim, handles, and base, with some minor abrasions, and light fading to pointillist motifs. Light earthen deposits throughout. Old inventory label beneath base.

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