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Etrusco-Corinthian Alabastron w/ Lions & Owl

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Etrusco-Corinthian Alabastron w/ Lions & Owl

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**Originally Listed At $500**

Etruria, northern Italy, Etrusco-Corinthian, ca. 630 to 540 BCE. A wheel-thrown polychrome pottery alabastron - used for holding perfumes and scented oils - with a characteristic round-bottomed, piriform body that rises to a slightly concave rim with an applied handle joining the annular, flared rim to the slender neck. The surface is painted with two lions facing each other over an owl. Size: 3.5" L x 2" W (8.9 cm x 5.1 cm)

Provenance: private Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA collection; ex-East Coast, USA collection, acquired before 2002

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Condition

Chip to rim and some surface chips and pitting, otherwise intact. Losses and fading to pigments, but lion and owl motifs are bold.

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Etrusco-Corinthian Alabastron w/ Lions & Owl

Name: Etrusco-Corinthian Alabastron w/ Lions & Owl
SKU: 152834225
Price: 500 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $900 - $1,350

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