Etruscan Grey Bucchero Ware Amphora with Sphinxes, c. 7th-6th Century B.C.

(Amphora with Sphinxes)

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Item No.
34.37391
Culture
Etruscan, c. 7th-6th Century B.C. 
Item Details.
Of smooth burnished grey, bulbous body beautifully decorated with a relief frieze of nine seated winged sphinxes and an egg pattern on the shoulder. Disk rim, flaring foot and applied strap handles. Exquisite.
Known for its smooth black or dark grey clay and glossy finish, Etruscan Bucchero is a distinctive type of pottery which was widely found across Etruria and central Italy from the 7th to 5th centuries B.C.

Provenance: Private collection, UK, since the late 1990s.

Size
20 cm H - 7 15/16 inches
Material
Terracotta 
Condition
Intact 
Categories
Etruscan
Price.
US$ 3800
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