Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art Part II
Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art Part II
An Etrusco-Corinthian Black-figured Pottery Olpe, attributed to the Group of the Phoenician Palmettes, ca. 580-560 B.C.
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December 8, 05:12 PM GMT
Estimate
1,200 - 1,800 GBP
Lot Details
Description
An Etrusco-Corinthian Black-figured Pottery Olpe
attributed to the Group of the Phoenician Palmettes, ca. 580-560 B.C.
with rays above the foot, palmette chain around the body, long tongues on the shoulder, dotted rosettes on the neck, and S-shaped motifs flanking the handle.
Height 31 cm.
European private collection, 19th Century (a fragmentary label on the underside in 19th c. hand reads: "V[as]o Etrusco / IV Secolo A(vanti) Cris[to / d]i Sovana", another old label bears the number 36 in red ink)
Monsieur Talbot, Belgium, acquired in the 1980s (Drouot-Richelieu, Paris, Bailly-Pommery & Associés, March 17th, 2006)
acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Monsieur Talbot, Belgium, acquired in the 1980s (Drouot-Richelieu, Paris, Bailly-Pommery & Associés, March 17th, 2006)
acquired at the above sale by the present owner
For a related example in the National Archaeological Museum in Florence see https://www.agefotostock.com/age/en/details-photo/580-560-b-c-olpai-style-jug-made-by-the-etrusco-corinthian-group-of-palmette-fenicie-inv-71019-national-archaeological-museum-florence-italy/YL2-2837657.
On the 1833 sale of a group of Greek and Etruscan vases found at Sovana see https://www.academia.edu/1054154/Storia_delle_ricerche_e_degli_studi_in_Sovana_Ricerche_e_scavi_nellarea_urbana_M_Michelucci_ed_