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An Etruscan Black-figured Amphora, circa 490 B.C.
Estimate
6,000 - 9,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- An Etruscan Black-figured Amphora
- pottery
- Height 36.2 cm 14 1/4 in.
with triple handles, decorated on each side with a dancing youth and satyr, the youth holding a wreath on one side, four linked palmettes in each handle zone, ivy leaves growing from the tendrils at their nexus.
Provenance
Kunst und Münzen A.G., Piazza Riforma, Lugano, Switzerland
acquired from the above by the present owner's late husband in the 1970s
acquired from the above by the present owner's late husband in the 1970s
Literature
DOCUMENTED
Undated certificate of authenticity on Kunst und Münzen A.G. letterhead, signed by Marcello Merlo
Undated certificate of authenticity on Kunst und Münzen A.G. letterhead, signed by Marcello Merlo