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CIRCA 600-550 B.C.
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TWO ETRUSCAN BUCCHERO VESSELS
CIRCA 600-550 B.C.
Comprising a a ribbon-handled amphora, the neck with two bands of rouletting, vertical lines on the shoulder, the lower body with an incised animal frieze with a feline, a deer, an ibex and a winged sphinx, on a low flaring foot; and a kantharos with looped strap handles, three incised bands under the rim, a notched ridge encircling the lower body, on low flaring foot
13 in. (33 cm.) and 5 in. (12.7 cm.) high
CIRCA 600-550 B.C.
Comprising a a ribbon-handled amphora, the neck with two bands of rouletting, vertical lines on the shoulder, the lower body with an incised animal frieze with a feline, a deer, an ibex and a winged sphinx, on a low flaring foot; and a kantharos with looped strap handles, three incised bands under the rim, a notched ridge encircling the lower body, on low flaring foot
13 in. (33 cm.) and 5 in. (12.7 cm.) high
Provenance
Kantharos:
with Seiyo Bijutsu Gallery, Osaka, 1964.
Private collection, Japan, acquired from the above in the 1970s.
Amphora:
with Seiyo Bijutsu Gallery, Osaka.
Private collection, Japan, acquired from the above in the 1970s.
Accompanied by an Ichikawa Kiyoshi (1898-1987) presentation box.
with Seiyo Bijutsu Gallery, Osaka, 1964.
Private collection, Japan, acquired from the above in the 1970s.
Amphora:
with Seiyo Bijutsu Gallery, Osaka.
Private collection, Japan, acquired from the above in the 1970s.
Accompanied by an Ichikawa Kiyoshi (1898-1987) presentation box.
Literature
Kantharos: B. Seiyo, Ancient Art of Mediterranean Lands, Osaka, 1964, no. 81.
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