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Etrusco-Corinthian Pointed Aryballos, 620-580 BC

Nice Etrusco-Corinthian aryballos decorated with red-brown bands and lines.

Two bands below the shoulder enhanced with lines in applied red. Tongue pattern on the shoulder.

The base with a small cavity below.

For a related example, cf. Beazley Pottery database, no. 1009975 (vase no. 1)

Strap handle and small area of the disk rim restored. Otherwise intact, light surface wear.

H. 9.3 cm (3.7 in)

Swiss private collection Ticino, since the 1970s. Thence by descent.

440 USD