Bidspirit auction | Etruscan Terracotta Alabastron

Etruscan Terracotta Alabastron - 6th century B.C. Capsule-shaped with cylindrical neck and flange rim decorated with pellets; solid coloured band to the shoulder above a frieze of racing hounds; band of pellets below; broad strap handle beneath the rim. Cf. British Museum reference number 1899,1229.6, for a vessel of similar form in glass. 87 grams, 13.1 cm (5 1/8 in.). Ex Ancienne collection, W. Hartmann de Geneva.European private collection. (For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price.)