Etruscan-type Terra-cotta Oenchoe

Description:

Etruscan-type Terra-cotta Oenchoe, black ground, trefoil-shaped mouth with auricular handle and bulbous body with collared foot, decorated with a seated woman and palmette motifs, ht. 10 7/8 in.
Estimate $400-600

Repair to handle, signs of wear overall including abrasions/loss of paint/chips to collar on foot, foot, trefoil-shaped mouth, body, handle. Uneven finish in places.


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