Etrusco-Corinthian Alabastron

Culture: Etruscan

Period: 600-550 B.C.

Material: Terracotta

Dimensions: 11.8 cm high

Price: Sold

Ref: 4032

Provenance: French private collection, acquired 1995 at Jean-Philippe Mariaud de Serres, Paris.

Condition: Intact

Description: Bulbous alabastron with red-black lines and dotted pattern. The short vertical handle starts at the horizontal rim and finishes on the neck. On the neck egg-and-dart motive. The base is rounded with an old collection label reading:"6th cent. BC Etruscan alabastron". Mounted on an aluminum base.