Lot 123
  • 123

An Etruscan Bucchero Chalice, circa late 7th Century B.C.

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description

  • An Etruscan Bucchero Chalice
  • Height 7 7/8 in. 20 cm.
with conical base surmounted by a tall finial, and bowl with notched carination, incised sprays on the sides, and small omphalos surrounded by radiating lines, the supports in the form of two caryatids and two openwork panels each molded with two striding griffins.

Provenance

acquired in Switzerland or London in 1979