etruscan bucchero kantharos

An elegant Etruscan bucchero kantharos with a carinated bowl and high arching strap handles, not quite identical, either side which extend above the lip of the cup. A flanged border between the body and the foot is decorated with a toothed ridge around the base. With an old, yellowed inventory card.

Etruscan Italy: Circa 625-550BC.

Very Fine condition: A professional repair to both handles (as usually is the case).

Diameter across the top of the bowl 13 cms (5.1 ins). Height to top of the handles 12 cms (4.7 ins). Literature:
Tom B. Rasmussen, Bucchero Pottery from Southern Etruria (Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1979), p. 101-110, pls. 30-33 John W. Hayes, Etruscan and Italic Pottery in the Royal Ontario Museum: a Catalogue (Toronto, 1985), p. 75, 77 (nos. C22-23) Philip Perkins, Etruscan Bucchero in the British Museum (British Museum Research Publications, 165) (London, British Museum, 2007), p. 45-50, 114-118 (nos. 161-191).Provenance: North German private collection, taken over by the mother from the grandfather's former collection. Acquired by him in the early 1980s in the North German art trade.All items are supplied with an illustrated certificate of authenticity (COA) which will act as a guarantee that all items are authentic and dated to the period stated.Buyers outside the UK and non-mainland UK need to email us for postage costs before buying. Overseas buyers will be responsible for paying any customs and/or tax charges.

Antiques.co.uk Ref: 7R4GQ8UTC

Materials:

Bucchero terracotta

Width (cm):

13

Height (cm):

12

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