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Etruscan-Faliscan Oinochoe with Female Head, Barbarano Group, 310-280 BC

Small red-figure beaked jug, decorated with the head of woman wearing a sakkos. The head with traces of the original white slip. Details in dilute black glace turned to ochre.

The neck with an upright palmette emerging from a central core. Bands of hooks and strokes to the sides. Chevrons on top of the shoulder.
Large scroll designs to both sides of the female head; an upside down palmette below the handle.

For a closely related vase attributed to the Barbarano Group, cf. item no. 1913,0722.1 in the British Museum database.
The Barbarano Group was active in the city of Falerii; the depicted women exhibit the Faliscan saccos style.

H. 14.3 cm (5.6 in)

Fine make, glossy black glaze, appealing miniature size. Edge of the spout glued, small area restored.

Ex German private collection of Will Héreaucourt (1895–1974), thence in family possession. German art market, March 2026 sale. Copy of the German export permit joined.

1750 USD