Lot 182
FINE ETRUSCAN BRAZIER
NORTHERN ITALY, MID 6TH CENTURY BC
African & Oceanic Art and Antiquities
Auction: 27 November 2018 at 11:00 GMT
£1,625
Description
terracotta, Impasto ware, of circular form, the lip decorated with a design of two winged griffins in procession and a wild boar followed by a winged god
Dimensions
53cm diameter
Footnote
Provenance:
Private collection, Surrey, United Kingdom, collection formed 1960's - 1980's
Note:
This striking piece features a particularly bold design. It originally would have been used to hold coal for cooking, heating the home and making offerings. The production of such vessels was the speciality of the ancient town of Caere, modern Cerveteri.
For a comparable example, please see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession number 96.18.96.