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Classical World, Italy, Etruria, Etruscan culture, ca. 6th to 5th century BCE. A beautiful example of a wheel-thrown pottery olpe presenting a spherical body, a cylindrical neck, a flared rim with a gently pinched pouring spout, and a strap handle arching along the verso, all atop a squat foot. The upper shoulder is decorated with a register of pecked comet-like patterns with expanding tails, and 2 sets of wheel-cut concentric lines adorn the middle and lower body. The entire vessel is enveloped with lustrous glaze in a jet-black hue, characteristic of fine Bucchero ware stylization. Size: 3.9" W x 5.4" H (9.9 cm x 13.7 cm)

Bucchero is a specifically Etruscan technique for firing pottery which results in a smooth, lustrous black glaze. This type of vessel may have been buried with offerings in the tombs of recently deceased individuals, as was the case for much fine Etruscan pottery.

Provenance: ex-private collection of actor Anthony Quinn and his wife Katherine, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA acquired prior to 2000

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#169136

Repair to handle and back of rim, with small areas of restoration along some exterior areas, and resurfacing with overpainting along new material and break lines. Abrasions and light fading to glaze pigment, with minor encrustations within body, and softening to some incised details. Great remains of glaze pigment and craquelure throughout.