An Etruscan Bucherro Kantharos
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Description
Italy; c. 6th- 5th century BC
With twin handles, the carinated body tapering to a small foot. Glossy surface with salt encrustation to interior.
Dimensions
5 3/8" (13.7 cm)
Provenance:
Provenance: The John J. Slocum Collection
Mr. Slocum (1914-1997) collected most of his antiquities while serving as US cultural attache to Egypt in the 1960s. Later, he served as Assistant to the Director of The Smithsonian, was appointed by President Reagan to the Presidential Cultural Property Advisory Committee, and was a Trustee Emeritus of the Archaeological Institute of America. He was a well-respected scholar/collector, whose medieval crusader coins were sold in a single-owner sale at Sotheby's, London in 1997.
With twin handles, the carinated body tapering to a small foot. Glossy surface with salt encrustation to interior.
Dimensions
5 3/8" (13.7 cm)
Provenance:
Provenance: The John J. Slocum Collection
Mr. Slocum (1914-1997) collected most of his antiquities while serving as US cultural attache to Egypt in the 1960s. Later, he served as Assistant to the Director of The Smithsonian, was appointed by President Reagan to the Presidential Cultural Property Advisory Committee, and was a Trustee Emeritus of the Archaeological Institute of America. He was a well-respected scholar/collector, whose medieval crusader coins were sold in a single-owner sale at Sotheby's, London in 1997.
Condition
Intact.
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An Etruscan Bucherro Kantharos
Estimate $400 - $1,200
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