Lot Essay
For a similar amphora see no. 63, p. 157 in Chamay, et al., Art of the Italic Peoples from 3000 to 300 BC.
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THE PROPERTY FROM A GENTLEMAN'S COLLECTION
AN ETRUSCAN IMPASTO AMPHORA
CIRCA MID 7TH CENTURY B.C.
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AN ETRUSCAN IMPASTO AMPHORA
Circa Mid 7th Century B.C.
The biconical vessel on a flat base, with a convex shoulders, long cylindrical neck and slightly flaring rim, the two handles decorated with three points, projecting pinched tongues on the body framed by concentric circles and vertical flutes
7 7/8 in. (20 cm) high
Circa Mid 7th Century B.C.
The biconical vessel on a flat base, with a convex shoulders, long cylindrical neck and slightly flaring rim, the two handles decorated with three points, projecting pinched tongues on the body framed by concentric circles and vertical flutes
7 7/8 in. (20 cm) high
Provenance
Galerie Nina Borowski, Paris, 1989
Sale room notice
This lot is being offered not subject to a reserve.