Etruscan Buccheroware Amphora Incised Detailing

Classical World, Central Italy, Etruria, ca. 768 to 264 BCE. A wheel-thrown ceramic amphora of a miniature size with a discoid base, an apple-shaped body with a rounded shoulder, a tapering cylindrical neck with a flared lip, and a pair of wide strap handles joining shoulder to rim. An incised double-spiral motif adorns both sides of the body, with a pair of incised concentric V-shaped motifs separating each set of spirals, and thin striations adorning each handle. Bucchero is a specifically-Etruscan technique of firing pottery which results in a smooth, lustrous black finish. This type of amphora may have been made specifically to be buried with offerings, as was often the case for such fine Etruscan pottery. Size: 3.65" W x 4.25" H (9.3 cm x 10.8 cm)

Provenance: ex-Arte Primitivo Gallery, New York, New York, USA (auction #94, September 20, 2019, lot 417); ex-private Georgia, USA collection, acquired in the 1980s

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Condition Report: Neck and one handle have been repaired and restored; this is expertly done and difficult to detect. Otherwise in nice condition with light deposits, mainly on interior.