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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION
AN ETRUSCAN BRONZE OLPE
CIRCA 5TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
AN ETRUSCAN BRONZE OLPE
CIRCA 5TH CENTURY B.C.
The squat piriform vessel with a short cylindrical neck, a band of beading on the overhanging rim, the flat base with an offset rounded edge, the separately-cast high-arching handle riveted in place below the rim, the terminal in the form of a gorgoneion
8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm.) high
CIRCA 5TH CENTURY B.C.
The squat piriform vessel with a short cylindrical neck, a band of beading on the overhanging rim, the flat base with an offset rounded edge, the separately-cast high-arching handle riveted in place below the rim, the terminal in the form of a gorgoneion
8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 27 March 1972, lot 178.
Acquired by the current owner's family, Switzerland, and brought to the U.S. prior to 1974.
Acquired by the current owner's family, Switzerland, and brought to the U.S. prior to 1974.
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