Etruscan Oenochoe, Wine Jug, In Black
Spherical pitcher on flared foot, high, widely flared neckflared neck with typical trefoil spout, fillet in slight relief at the base of the neck, handlehandle
The bucchero nero surface here is particularly smoothand shiny
Etruria, late 7th to early 6th century BC.
Very good condition, slight chip at base.
Bucchero nero is a typical Etruscan ceramic,recognized by its glossy black surface, obtained not by the application of a glazebut by a reductive firing process. This type of ceramic,often reserved for ritual or aristocratic use, sometimes imitates metal formsand reflects a high level of technical mastery. Produced as early as the7th century B.C., it reached its peak in the 6th century, before declininggradually decline.
The Musée d'Angers has a similar model dating from the 3rdquarter of the 7th century or 1st quarter of the 6th century BC.J.-C.
Height 18 cm - diameter 10 cm
Indecipherable traces of an old collector's label
The bucchero nero surface here is particularly smoothand shiny
Etruria, late 7th to early 6th century BC.
Very good condition, slight chip at base.
Bucchero nero is a typical Etruscan ceramic,recognized by its glossy black surface, obtained not by the application of a glazebut by a reductive firing process. This type of ceramic,often reserved for ritual or aristocratic use, sometimes imitates metal formsand reflects a high level of technical mastery. Produced as early as the7th century B.C., it reached its peak in the 6th century, before declininggradually decline.
The Musée d'Angers has a similar model dating from the 3rdquarter of the 7th century or 1st quarter of the 6th century BC.J.-C.
Height 18 cm - diameter 10 cm
Indecipherable traces of an old collector's label
1 100 €
Period: Before 16th century
Style: Rome and Antic Greece
Condition: Excellent condition
Material: Ceramic
Diameter: 10 cm
Height: 18 cm
Reference (ID): 1748448
Availability: In stock
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