Classical World, Italy, Etruria, Etruscan culture, ca. 768 to 264 BCE. A wheel-thrown Bucchero drinking vessel known as a kantharos presenting an elegant form with a broad body resting atop a squat foot. A decorative, segmented band courses around the lower body and is interrupted only by the lower terminals of the arching handles, and the entire vessel is enveloped in lustrous jet-black glaze characteristic of fine Bucchero ware vessels. The kantharos form can be traced as far back as the 8th century BCE, and in later times kantharoi were prominently featured as subjects on black- and red-figure vases, often carried by Bacchus (Greek Dionysos) or Hercules (Greek Herakles). Size: 6.75" in diameter x 4.875" H (17.1 cm x 12.4 cm)

Provenance: private Corpus Christi, Texas, USA estate collection, acquired 1960s to 1970s

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#165354

Chips to periphery of base. Nicks, abrasions, and resurfacing throughout. Otherwise, very nice with light encrustations.