Bidspirit auction | ETRUSCO-CORINTHIAN OLPE WITH SCALES PATTERN

ETRUSCO-CORINTHIAN OLPE WITH SCALES PATTERN - EX. MUSEUM - Ca. 600 - 580 BCAn Etruscan-Corinthian Olpe with an enlarged rim, a truncated conical neck, a pear-shaped body, and a discoid foot. The lip, neck, and handle are painted black and purple. Scales are depicted on the cream-coloured body of the vase, and there are a series of concentric lines near the foot. The Olpe belongs to the so-called 'heavy style' of the 'Squamati' group of Ceretan production, datable between 600 and 580 BC. For similar see: Rasenna storia e civiltà degli etruschi, n. 486.Size: 215mm x 140mm; Weight: 375gProvenance: Private UK collection, acquired on the US art market; Ex. Private collection Pennsylvania; acquired from the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology in 1965. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.