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CIRCA 5TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
AN ETRUSCAN BRONZE SITULA
CIRCA 5TH CENTURY B.C.
The ovoid body with rounded shoulders, the short neck flaring to a wide mouth, an incised line on the rim, with twin ring attachments for the high arching handle that turns back on itself and terminates in bud-like finials, two birds on either side of the open ring at the center of the handle, joined to a chain
6½ in. (16.5 cm.) high
CIRCA 5TH CENTURY B.C.
The ovoid body with rounded shoulders, the short neck flaring to a wide mouth, an incised line on the rim, with twin ring attachments for the high arching handle that turns back on itself and terminates in bud-like finials, two birds on either side of the open ring at the center of the handle, joined to a chain
6½ in. (16.5 cm.) high
Provenance
New York Art Market, 1980s.