Lot 17
Classical World, Italy, Etruscan culture, ca. 768 to 264 BCE. A black ceramic kantharos, a deep vessel with distinctive high handles. This example has a flanged border between the body and the leg, which joins with the base of the handle and on the exterior has a scalloped appearance. The rim is unpronounced, and the upper end of each handle flows seamlessly into the body of the vessel. The kantharos form can be traced as far back as the 8th century BCE, and in later times they feature prominently on black-figure 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 jug was probably made to be buried with offerings, as much fine Etruscan pottery was. Size: 7" W x 4.75" H (17.8 cm x 12.1 cm)
Provenance: private New York, USA collection; ex collection of Mr. & Mrs. Dalen Bayes, Washington, USA; acquired from Fragments of Time, Medfield, Massachusetts, USA; formerly in a New England collection, acquired prior to 2000
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#128317
- Condition: One handle has a well-done repair that is almost impossible to see. Tiny losses along edge of rim.
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