Miniature Etruscan Bucchero Amphora w/ Handles

**Originally Listed At $400**

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 is presented on either side 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 style for 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: 4.3" W x 4.6" H (10.9 cm x 11.7 cm).

For a stylistically-similar example, please see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 41.162.251

Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection; ex-private Texas, USA collection, acquired in the 1980s

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Condition Report: Repaired from a few large pieces with small chips and light adhesive residue along break lines. Base reattached and may not be original to the vessel. Minor abrasions and nicks to handles, body, and rim, with softening to some incised details, light encrustations, and fading to areas of black glaze. Nice earthen deposits throughout.