Large Etruscan bucchero oinochoe from Orvieto
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Object number
AR2920
| Object: |
Large globular jar with trefoil mouth So-called oinochoe |
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Bucchero, dark clay with black slip
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| Date: |
7th to early 6th century BC. Etruscan culture |
| Description: |
Large jar with globular body and trefoil mouth. Cylindrical neck with two central rings and another ring at the neck base. The handle is framed by two discs at the mouth, imitating the shape of bronze vessels.
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| Size: |
Height 290 mm, Diameter ca. 150 mm.
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| Condition: |
Perfectly preserved, impressive jar. Never damaged or restored. Worth the exhibition in a museum.
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| References: |
Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum.Karlsruhe, Badisches Landesmuseum 2, Pl. 50 No. 4 Compare Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum. London, British Museum 7 Pl. 19 No. 12 Compare Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum. Malibu, J. Paul Getty Museum 6, Pl. 305 No. 1-4 |
| Provenance: |
Acquired 2016 in a German auction house, ex private collection Tillmann from Rösrath near Cologne, acquired in this collection before 1970. Reported by the previous collector as a find from Orvieto.
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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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