Lot 64
64
AN ETRUSCAN TERRACOTTA ASKOS IN THE FORM OF A DOE
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AN ETRUSCAN TERRACOTTA ASKOS IN THE FORM OF A DOE

4TH CENTURY B.C.

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AN ETRUSCAN TERRACOTTA ASKOS IN THE FORM OF A DOE
4TH CENTURY B.C.
Reclining on an integral plinth with legs tucked beneath its body, head held erect with short spout at the back between the ears, a strap handle emerges from the neck below and joins the rump, the body with black and white dots
7½ in. (19cm.) long
Provenance
L. Pollak collection.
Dr. Jacob Hirsch collection: sold A. Hess and W. H. Schab, Bedeutende Kuntswerke aus dem Nachlass Dr. Jacob Hirsch, Lucerne, 7 December 1957, no. 31.
Exhibited
Italy of the Etruscans, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 1991, no. 322.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium

Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
Animals, 1986, II, no. 78; I. Jucker, Italy of the Etruscans, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 1991, p. 249, no. 322; and Noah's Ark, 1997, no. 129.

The thumbprint of the potter is visible in the glaze on the front of the neck.

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