Etruscan Bucchero KyathosAn ancient Etruscan bucchero kyathos with the cup on a high, flaring foot, the strap handle rises high above the rim, the apex of the handle adorned with a Janus-faced baboon wearing a conical hat; the body decorated with relief frieze of buds alternating, an incised zig-zag band framed by lines on exterior of the lip. Two incised lines on the interior of lip, with an applique head of a man where handle joins the rim. Etruria. Rasmussen 4B type. Formerly in the G. Granelli de Croon, collection, Switzerland, acquired 1965-1970; subsequently in the collection of Jerome Eisenberg, New York. Inv#: 8423 $5,500 Guaranteed Authentic |
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