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Rupert Wace Ancient Art Limited
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Etruscan dolium
( Italy
7th century BC
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Medium
Terracotta
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Signed/Inscribed/Dated
Etruscan
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Dimensions
45.00cm high
( 17.72 inches high)
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Provenance
Private collection Germany, acquired 1940s-1970s
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Literature:
Christoph Reusser, 'Etruskische Kunst. Antikenmuseum Basel and Sammlung Ludwig' Basel 1988, E23, p. 26 for a similar though less elaborate example
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Description / Expertise
The void bodied vessel has a flat bottom, high shoulders and a flaring rim. It is decorated with eight horizontal rows of rectangle created by a grid of raised lines staggered vertically and alternately painted creamy white, contrasting with the unglazed fired terracotta, the rectangles around the belly of the vessel being larger than those close to the bottom and top. The top line of the vessel is decorated with a pattern of triangles, again set within raised lines.
A dolium is the principle type of storage jar dating from Etruscan times, and would have contained liquid or solid food.
This comes with a thermoluminescence test from Oxford Authentication Ltd, confirming the piece was last fired between 1800 and 2800 years ago.
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