938 - Four Etruscan clay vessels, 6th century B.C. – ca. 300 B.C.

Four Etruscan clay vessels, 6th century B.C. – ca. 300 B.C. 1) Bucchero jug, Rasmussen Type I. Mid-7th – mid-6th century B.C. Slightly rounded belly resting on a small, stepped foot with fine, closely spaced vertical grooves. Tapered toward the shoulder and distinctly stepped; the upper part is fluted with a flaring, funnel-shaped rim. Three horizontal grooves run along the lower half of the fluting. A round-barred handle rises from the rim and extends diagonally downward to the break between the body and the shoulder. Minimal chipping; otherwise intact. Height with handle: 14.3 cm. 2) Bucchero kyathos. Rasmussen Type I. Mid-7th to mid-6th century BCE. Conical body above a small base. In the center, a pronounced transition with a recess; above it, a rim that is also conical but significantly steeper. On one side of the rim is a raised, round-stemmed handle that slopes downward toward the break. Height including handle: 7.5 cm. Diameter (excluding handle): 10.5 cm. One small and one minor chip on the rim. 3) Small footed bowl, Etruscan-Corinthian, mid-6th century BCE. Typical product from the Fiore Valley. Diameter 9 cm. Height 5.7 cm. A larger chip on the foot; otherwise intact. 4) Small bowl, ca. 300 BCE. Rim with a raised flange and an inward-curving edge. Diameter 7.5 cm. Height 3.3 cm. A shard has broken off at the rim and been reattached without any gaps. CULTURAL HERITAGE! Provenance: Private collection in Upper Austria (estate), acquired by the father in the 1980s from the art trade in Austria and southern Germany. Condition: I -