AN ETRUSCAN BLACK-GLAZED MALACENA WARE CALYX KRATER

VOLTERRA, CIRCA LATE 4TH CENTURY B.C.

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AN ETRUSCAN BLACK-GLAZED MALACENA WARE CALYX KRATER
VOLTERRA, CIRCA LATE 4TH CENTURY B.C.
The body decorated with a white band of vine tendril, interspersed with dots, the broad rim moulded with ovolo, the handles moulded with ribs and attached to the body with Silenus masks, the faceted stem with scalloped moulding above the splayed foot
13 3/8 in. (34 cm.) high

Provenance

Private collection, Switzerland, 1980s.
with Jean-David Cahn AG, Basel, 2005.

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Lot Essay

Black-glazed ceramic production began in Italy in the 4th Century B.C. in imitation of Attic pottery. The so-called Malacena workshops of Volterra produced the most elegant Etruscan black-glazed ware. Such vessels were highly sought after and were exported to many centres in Etruria where they were destined mainly for the luxury market. For similar cf. E. Goring, Treasures from Tuscany: The Etruscan Legacy, Edinburgh, 2006, no. 262.

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