Circa 7th century B.C. An olpe with ovoid body characterised by typical small wheel-shaped elements on the intersection between the handle and the rim; polychrome decoration over the entire vessel and inside the rim, with three equidistant horizontal lines between; a frieze of three animals (dog, lion and horse) advancing right on the upper section of the body, all in white with red dots; dotted floral motifs the neck and body, a star motif composed of painted red triangles over white slip around the basal ring; the design on this olpe is by a rare painter. Cf. Medoru, M.L., La ceramica 'white-on-red' della media Etruria Interna (The 'white-on-red' pottery of the median internal Etruria), Bolsena, 2010, pl.XXIV;.Vistoli, F., 'Una nuova acquisizione di ceramica 'white-on-red' dall'Ager Veientanus (A new acquisition of 'white-on-red' pottery from the Ager Veientanus)' in Opuscula Annual of the Swedish Institutes at Athens and Rome, November 2008, pp.63-77, figs.5, 7, 9, 10 for similarly decorated pottery. 363 grams, 18.3 cm high (7 1/4 in.). Property of a Belgian gentlewoman since the 1970s. Andrea Pancotti collection, a gift from her husband. Bertolami Fine Art, London, UK, Auction 81, 24 May 2020, lot 5. Private Australian collection with collection number 20.06. Accompanied by an illustrated two page collector's cataloguing document. The specimen shows ornamental motifs frequently used in the decorative repertoire of the Etruscan Orientalising Period, derived almost exclusively from that of different regions of Greece, through the imitation of Hellenic artefacts through work of local artisans, or through the activity of immigrant artists. The taste for triangular ornamentation is undoubtedly of Corinthian origin, attested in the Etruscan 'white-on-red', as the main or accessory decorative motif. For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price