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Etruscan Bucchero Chalice, 575-550 BC

Etruscan Bucchero Chalice, 575-550 BC


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Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Etruscan: Pre AD 1000: Item # 1466667
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Bernhard I. Muller, PhD
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Zurich, Switzerland

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 $1,500.00 
Fine Etruscan chalice supported by a tall, slender stem. Three parallel grooves and a sharply cut carination decorate the exterior of the bowl. Robust double molding on the stem, close to the flaring foot. Brilliant black Bucchero pottery with polished surface.
Rare shape commonly associated with the ancient Etruscan city of Vulci.
For a related example in Malibu, cf. Beazley Archive vase no. 1002468.
Ceramic, Bucchero ware
Etruscan, about 575-550 BC
H. 14.8 cm (5.8 in)
D. bowl 11.9 cm (4.7 in)
Foot mended at the stem, craze on the foot fixed. Item otherwise intact and fine. Minor wear in places.
German private collection S.O., Munich, since at least 1990, acquired from a private collection in Starnberg.

The authenticity of the object is unconditionally guaranteed.