Tall Etrusco-Corinthian Pottery Wine Pitcher (Olpe)

Classical World, Etruria (Northern Italy), Vulci, Etrusco Corinthian, ca. 625 to 575 BCE. An elegant as well as sizeable wine pitcher (olpe) of a classic form with a pear-shaped body sitting upon a petite foot with a slightly concave base, a tubular neck that dramatically flares to a wide mouth, and a strap handle joining rim to shoulder. The body is elegantly decorated with a register of stylized leaves in umber against a cream ground, red and white horizontal striations around the body below, a lower register with three clusters of umber leaves against a cream ground, cream S-shaped motifs to either side of the lower end of the handle, and a white rosette at the rim. Size: 6.375" W (handle to opposite end) x 9.5" H (16.2 cm x 24.1 cm)

Compare Ines Jucker, "Italy of the Etruscans" (1991) no. 278-281 for related examples.

Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Professor H.E. collection, Hessen, acquired in the 1950s to 1990s

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Condition Report: Vessel repaired from about multiple pieces with areas of restoration over the break lines. Handle reattached. Expected surface wear with scuffs/scratches but the decorative program is still strong.