Classical World, northern/central Italy, Etruria, Etruscan culture, attributed to the Phantom Group, ca. 4th century BCE. An intriguing, wheel-thrown pottery oinochoe of a tall and attractive form exhibiting an annular foot, an inverted piriform body, a cylindrical neck with a 'beaked' pouring spout, and a handle joining rim to shoulder, all covered in lustrous black glaze. The obverse of the body and neck are adorned with spiraling tendrils, groups of petite frets, a ladder-form collar around the neck, and the silhouette of a standing figure in the center, all once presented with fugitive pigment. The areas where the fugitive pigment has worn away creates a faint, almost ghostly appearance - hence the designation as being part of the Phantom (also Fantasma) Group. An attractive and haunting example of ancient Etruscan pottery! Size: 4.4" Diameter x 9.3" H (11.2 cm x 23.6 cm)

Cf. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 91.1.450

Provenance: ex-Millea Brothers Ltd, Boonton, New Jersey, USA; ex-private New York, USA collection; ex-Parke Bernet Galleries, February 14-15, 1964, lot #234

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Repaired from approximately 8 to 10 large pieces, with small chips and light adhesive residue along break lines. Abrasions and nicks to pouring spout, handle, body, and foot, with wear to areas of black glaze primarily around foot, and chipping and fading to fugitive pigment across composition. Great preservation to overall form. The 'phantom' pigment outlines are still visible and relatively clear. Scattered areas of silvery iridescence on black-glazed areas.