Etruscan bucchero oinochoe from an old collection
€850
available
Object number
AR2928
| Object: |
Ovoid jar with trefoil mouth So-called oinochoe |
| Material: |
Bucchero, dark clay with black slip
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| Date: |
Early 7th to first half of 6th century BC. Etruscan culture |
| Description: |
Large jar with ovoid body and trefoil mouth. The body is decorated with three and four carved lines. Steep shoulder with cone-shaped neck. High strap handle. Flat base.
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| Size: |
Height 232 mm, Diameter ca. 130 mm.
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| Condition: |
A part of the handle was broken out and professionally restored. Hair-line cracks at neck. Otherwise in very nice condition.
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| References: |
Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum. London, British Museum 7 Pl. 21 No. 18 Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum. Paris, Musee du Louvre 23, Pl. 6 No. 2, see description there for further references |
| Provenance: |
Acquired 2016 in a German auction house, ex private collection Tillmann from Rösrath near Cologne, acquired in this collection before 1970.
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| Certificate: |
An Art Loss certificate is available for this object and can be downloaded here . The Art Loss database comprises over 500.000 ancient objects which were reported as lost or stolen and also actively involves the corresponding Interpol and FBI databases. A print copy of the Art Loss certificate will of course be delivered together with this object. |
| Authenticity: |
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