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).