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Etruscan Impasto Kantharos, ex Elsa Bloch-Diener, 750-650 BC

Etruscan Impasto Kantharos, ex Elsa Bloch-Diener, 750-650 BC


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Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Etruscan: Pre AD 1000: Item # 1482907
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Bernhard I. Muller, PhD
Gallery by appointment
Zurich, Switzerland

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 $1,450.00 
Fine hand-modeled vessel with shallow body, rounded shoulder and short neck with slightly flared rim.
The ribbon handles arching from the rim to the edge of the shoulder. On each side applied molded ribs and a spiky knob at center.
The polished surface with traces of the modeling stick.
For a related example, cf. lot no. 180 in: Ines Jucker. Italy of the Etruscans. Mainz 1991.
Ceramic, Impasto ware
Etruscan, Villanova Culture, 750-650 BC
H. to rim 7.5 cm (3 in)
H. to handle 10 cm (3.9 in)
Intact, fine condition. The surface slightly worn in places. Soil deposits.
Provenance: Ex Swiss private collection/gallery of Elsa Bloch-Diener, Berne, since the mid-1970s.

The authenticity of the object is unconditionally guaranteed.