Lot 938
Four Etruscan clay vessels, 6th century B.C. – ca. 300 B.C.
Works of Art, Antiquities & Ancient Art | A109kua | Live auction | 1190 Lots
Description
1) Bucchero jug, Rasmussen Type I. Mid-7th – mid-6th century B.C. Slightly bulging belly on a small, offset foot with fine, closely set vertical flutes. Narrowing towards the shoulder and clearly offset, the upper part with a concave profile and flaring, funnel-shaped border. Three horizontal flutes in the lower half of the concave section. Handle, round in section, drawn up from the border and angled downward to the break between belly and shoulder. Minimal chips, otherwise intact. Height with handle 14.3 cm. 2) Kyathos in Bucchero. Rasmussen Type I. Mid-7th – mid-6th century B.C. Conical belly above a small foot. A pronounced break with an inward step at the centre, above which the equally conical but markedly steeper border. Handle, round in section, drawn up from the border on one side and angled downward to the break. Height with handle 7.5 cm. Diameter (without handle) 10.5 cm. One small and one minor chip on the border. 3) Small bowl, Etrusco-Corinthian, mid-6th century B.C. Typical product from the Fioratal. Diameter 9 cm. Height 5.7 cm. Larger chip on the foot, otherwise intact. 4) Small bowl, circa 300 B.C. Ring foot and inwardly drawn border. Diameter 7.5 cm. Height 3.3 cm. One sherd broken from the border and reattached without loss. CULTURAL ASSET!Provenance: A private collection from Upper Austria (estate), acquired by the father in the 1980s on the art market in Austria and southern Germany.
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