Italy, Etruscan culture, ca. 768 to 264 BCE. A ceramic kantharos, a deep vessel with distinctive high handles. This example has a flanged border between the body and the leg, which joins with the base of the handle and on the exterior has a raised border. The rim is unpronounced, and the upper end of each handle flows seamlessly into the body of the vessel. The kantharos form can be traced as far back as the 8th century BCE, and in later times they feature prominently as subjects on black- and red-figure vases, often carried by Dionysus or Herakles. Bucchero is a specifically Etruscan technique for firing pottery which results in a smooth, shiny black finish. This type of jug may have been made only to be buried with offerings, as was the case for much fine Etruscan pottery. Size: 8.6" L x 5.3" H (21.8 cm x 13.5 cm)

Provenance: private Carlton collection, Los Angeles, California, USA

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#122070

Piece has been repaired from three large pieces, with small chips to the rim, earthen encrustation and root marks, especially on the interior, and what appears to be the remains of an old accession mark painted on the lower interior.