Terracotta with red pigment. In the form of the hollow head of a woman, the wavy hair parted at the center. Long oval face with heavily lidded eyes under soft arching brows, the thick lips pursed, the square chin dimpled. Circa 5th Century B.C.E. In excellent condition, on custom stand. 13 1/2" high.
Molded terracotta, realistic portrait of a child, rounded face, full cheeks with smile on his lips, incised wavy short hair,chips on nose, side of head, and flake on top, otherwise in good condition, on custom mount, from Magna Graecia area, circa 700 B.C.E., 6 1/2" high
"Bucchero" jug in the shape of a trifoiled oinochoe,decorated with an extraordinary human face on top of the handle. Bucchero: A type of Etruscan pottery common from the 8th. to the 4th. Centuries BC,black or gray in colour with a glossy finish. Central-North Italy (Tuscany or Bologna area) Etruscan culture of 7th. Cent. BC. In very good condition. Restored. H:19cm
The holmos was one of the utensils required for a banquet. The stand, which is hollow inside, once supported a dinos, or large cauldron. The structure consists of three elements joined together. It is decorated with openwork rosettes with knobs at their centers, cutout lines between. It sits on a flaring base and is topped by an upper conical portion. 21 3/4" high. Circa 7th Century B.C. For similar pieces see "Italy of the Etruscans" by Ines Jucker (The Israel Museum, 1991) p.170 and The Louvre... Click for details
