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PROPERTY OF A CALIFORNIA PRIVATE COLLECTOR
AN ETRUSCAN AMPHORA
CIRCA LATE 7TH-EARLY 6TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
AN ETRUSCAN AMPHORA
Circa Late 7th-Early 6th Century B.C.
Ovoid in form on a torus foot, with a cylindrical neck and off-set lip, painted in orange-red slip mottled to black in places, each side of the shoulders with a pair of doves, an outline of dots before them with a line of horizontal dots between them (a double line on one side), a small dove facing right between them on one side, a broad band below framed by a thin line above and below, red on the foot, a line above, a broad band at the join of the body to the neck framed above and below by dots, red on the lip, and dots on the double reeded handles
12 5/16 in. (31.3 cm) high
Circa Late 7th-Early 6th Century B.C.
Ovoid in form on a torus foot, with a cylindrical neck and off-set lip, painted in orange-red slip mottled to black in places, each side of the shoulders with a pair of doves, an outline of dots before them with a line of horizontal dots between them (a double line on one side), a small dove facing right between them on one side, a broad band below framed by a thin line above and below, red on the foot, a line above, a broad band at the join of the body to the neck framed above and below by dots, red on the lip, and dots on the double reeded handles
12 5/16 in. (31.3 cm) high
Provenance
Dr. Elie Borowski
Asian Collection
Ancient Greek Vases Formerly in the Private Collection of Dr. Elie Borowski, Christie's New York, 12 June 2000, lot 136
Asian Collection
Ancient Greek Vases Formerly in the Private Collection of Dr. Elie Borowski, Christie's New York, 12 June 2000, lot 136
