Italo-Geometric Painted Terracotta Amphora

CIRCA 7TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.

10 5/8 in. (1.2 kg, 27 cm high).

Decorated in red with geometric motifs including encircling bands, a horizontal wavy band with motifs at the shoulder, with two rows of vertical wavy linear panels below.

Provenance

From a New Mexico private collection, acquired before 1991.
with Bonhams, 3 July 2019, lot 53, (£1,500-£2,500).

Accompanied by a copy of a previous collector's catalogue pages with inventory number 20.13.

CONDITION

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