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939 - Four oil flasks of various shapes, Etruscan, 7th century B.C. – 2nd century B.C.
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Four oil flasks of various shapes, Etruscan, 7th century B.C. – 2nd century B.C. 1) Etruscan-Corinthian spherical balsamarium (aryballos). An ointment vessel made of calcareous clay, produced in Tuscany based on a Greek model. Cylindrical, narrow neck above a spherical body. Horizontally projecting, wide rim. Band-shaped handle. Decorated with horizontal stripes on the belly and tongues on the shoulder. Height 7.2 cm. 2) Etruscan-Corinthian aryballos with a tapering belly. Tiny footring at the bottom. Cylindrical, narrow neck above a spherical body. Horizontally projecting, wide rim. Ribbon-shaped handle. Decorated with a horizontal stripe on the belly and dots arranged in a circle around a central point on the shoulder. Height 7.2 cm. Reconstructed from a few shards with no missing pieces. 3) Etruscan-Corinthian aryballos with a tapering body. Tiny footring at the base. Cylindrical, narrow neck above a spherical body. Horizontally projecting, wide rim. Ribbon-shaped handle. Decorated with a scale on the belly. Tongues above the foot and on the shoulder. Short lines around the outer rim. Height 10.2 cm. Chips at the bottom of the foot ring. Handle, neck, and rim broken and glued back together, with small missing sections in those areas. 4) Large, spindle-shaped balsamarium. Hellenistic period in Etruria. Decorated with crossed lines on the neck. Minimal chips on the foot and rim; otherwise intact. Height 26.5 cm. CULTURAL HERITAGE! Provenance: Private collection in Upper Austria (estate), acquired by the father in the 1980s from the art market in Austria and southern Germany. Condition: II +
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