Etruscan Impasto ware brown Amphora - 18 cm
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Etruscan Impasto ware brown amphora, 18 cm high, dating to c. 650–675 BC, original/authentic and professionally repaired.
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Description from the seller
An Impasto ware brown terracotta Amphora, with pad base large globular body and small strap handles, decorated with incised bands of multiple lines, showing a double spiral on each side with diagonal lines and encircling bands.
An amphora is a two-handled jar with a narrow neck used in ancient times for storing and transporting liquids or grains, such as wine, oil, or water. Etruscan amphorae were produced in central Italy by the Etruscans, roughly 9th–6th centuries BC. Impasto brown-ware refers to a type of pottery made from coarse, unrefined clay, usually brownish in color. It was fired at low temperatures, producing a brown or reddish-brown color. Decoration, if present, was often incised before firing, simple, and geometric, reflecting early Etruscan artistic conventions.
Dimensions: 18 cm
Condition: Professionally repaired from fragments and restored.
Publications: Bonhams & Brooks, Antiquities Thursday 26 April 2001. Knightsbridge, lot 736. Digital copy and original lot label included.
Provenance:
- Dutch private collection from 2023.
- Private collection, Middleton Hall, Mendham, Suffolk UK. The estate of Middleton Hall has passed through generation after generation (from the 13th century on), nestled in the charming Suffolk countryside and can boast over seven hundred years of historical significance.
- Ex European Collection (Bonhams reference 2001)
Shipping:
- Tracked and insured shipping.
- Extra safe packaging. If necessary double boxed.
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- Combined shipping if you buy more than 1 item in the same auction.
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- Any other costs or charges such as customs or import duties, customs clearance and handling may also
apply during the shipment of your lot and will be charged to the buyer by the involved party at a later
stage if applicable (outside EU).
An Impasto ware brown terracotta Amphora, with pad base large globular body and small strap handles, decorated with incised bands of multiple lines, showing a double spiral on each side with diagonal lines and encircling bands.
An amphora is a two-handled jar with a narrow neck used in ancient times for storing and transporting liquids or grains, such as wine, oil, or water. Etruscan amphorae were produced in central Italy by the Etruscans, roughly 9th–6th centuries BC. Impasto brown-ware refers to a type of pottery made from coarse, unrefined clay, usually brownish in color. It was fired at low temperatures, producing a brown or reddish-brown color. Decoration, if present, was often incised before firing, simple, and geometric, reflecting early Etruscan artistic conventions.
Dimensions: 18 cm
Condition: Professionally repaired from fragments and restored.
Publications: Bonhams & Brooks, Antiquities Thursday 26 April 2001. Knightsbridge, lot 736. Digital copy and original lot label included.
Provenance:
- Dutch private collection from 2023.
- Private collection, Middleton Hall, Mendham, Suffolk UK. The estate of Middleton Hall has passed through generation after generation (from the 13th century on), nestled in the charming Suffolk countryside and can boast over seven hundred years of historical significance.
- Ex European Collection (Bonhams reference 2001)
Shipping:
- Tracked and insured shipping.
- Extra safe packaging. If necessary double boxed.
- Shipping within 3 workdays after auction and payment.
- Combined shipping if you buy more than 1 item in the same auction.
- For buyers outside the European Union (EU) a Dutch export license is required. This will take several (up to 8) weeks to arrange.
- Any other costs or charges such as customs or import duties, customs clearance and handling may also
apply during the shipment of your lot and will be charged to the buyer by the involved party at a later
stage if applicable (outside EU).
Details
Culture
Etruscan
Century/timeframe
650 – 675 B.C.
Name of object
Impasto ware brown Amphora
Acquired from
Auction house
Year acquired
2023
Country acquired from
United Kingdom
Condition
Excellent
Previous owner acquired from
Private collection
Height
18 cm
Previous owner - year acquired
2001
Previous owner - country acquired from
United Kingdom
I verify that I have obtained this object legally and that I am allowed to sell it
Yes
Authenticity
Original/official
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