Name: A large Etruscan Red Figure Decorated Skyphos, ca. 350 BCE
Brand: Arte Primitivo
SKU: GP2202
Price: 5450.0 AUD
Availability: InStock

A large Etruscan Red Figure Decorated Skyphos, ca. 350 BCE

$5,450.00

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A very large skyphos of typical form with two horizontal handles, wide round mouth, and globular body that tapers to a ring base. The exterior is decorated in the red-figure style depicting the head of a satyr with a curly beard and hair and pointed ears on one side, and a lady of fashion on the other. The negative space surrounding both heads is filled with palmette leaves and scrolliate designs.

Dimensions: Height: 6 5/8 inches (16.82 cm)

Condition: Repaired from approximately sixteen original pieces with break lines visible and some small losses along the break lines.

Provenance: Private NJ collection, acquired 1950s-1960s, then by descent to family.

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