Bidspirit auction | LARGE ETRUSCAN BUCCHERO KYATHOS ON

LARGE ETRUSCAN BUCCHERO KYATHOS ON PEDESTAL - Ca. 550 BC. A large bucchero blackware kyathos featuring a cup-shaped body with stamped and incised decoration and an elaborate looped handle. The large flat handle is adorned with two lateral high ears and two stylised volutes, one at the base and two additional on the notched top. The body rests on a splayed foot. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 16.174.11. Size: 410mm x 290mm; Weight: 1.76kg. Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old British collection formed in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.