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1211 - PAIR OF TERRACOTTA ETRUSCO-CORINTHIAN VESSELS Ca.

Estimate £750 - £1,500

Description

PAIR OF TERRACOTTA ETRUSCO-CORINTHIAN VESSELS Ca. 625 - 575 BC. A pair of terracotta vessels, including, from left to right: a black-figured trefoil oinochoe with a compressed body, short neck, trefoil mouth, and high loop handle, decorated with a frieze of birds and filling ornaments; and an amphoriskos with an ovoid body on a short foot, twin loop handles, and a cylindrical neck, decorated with bands of rays, pendant tongues, and linear ornament. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 06.1021.23a, b, 69.11.4. Size: 115-120mm x 75-80mm; Weight: 205g Provenance: From a private London collection; purchased in Germany; earlier part of a Swiss collection formed between the 1980s and 2000s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

About the sale FINE ANCIENT ART AND ANTIQUITIES - THE PRINCE COLLECTION

Auction location

Auction time 10/04/2026 at 2:00 PM

Pictures credits:

Apollo Art Auctions Ltd