Large Etruscan cloverleaf jug in bucchero pesante. 575 -550 BC H 32.7cm, ø body 18.2cm. Applied decoration on the shoulder in the form of lancet leaves, with two lions and a stag in between. With a copy of the publication! Published: W. Hornbostel et al. (ed.), Kunst der Antike - Schätze aus Norddeutschem Privatbesitz. Exhibition Hamburg (1977) pp. 440-441 no. 381. Composed of fragments, with small retouched losses, small chip at the foot, finally covered with a glossy, easily removable coating. Provenance: From the German private collection of Dr. F. K., acquired in 1987; in Germany since before 1977.

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