Villanova Kyathos
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Object number
AR2480
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Kyathos
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| Material: |
Thick-walled impasto pottery
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| Date: |
9th - 8th century B.C. Villanova or Early Etruscan |
| Description: |
Low-profile bowl with flared mouth and narrow flared ring foot. The ornate handle with two finger holes in the shape of a stylized slug, surmounted by two flat-ended projections with horizontal thumb leg, the front with horizontal ribbing.
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| Size: |
Height 95 mm, diameter 139 incl. handles
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| Condition: |
Body in good condition, handle re-attached, possibly from another vessel, combining two vessel types.
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| Provenance: |
Acquired in 2018 from a US auction house. Ex South German private collection of an artist and art collector, purchased between 1960 and 1980.
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| Authenticity: |
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