AN ETRUSCAN BUCCHERO CARYATID CHALICE
PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF A NEW YORK LADY
AN ETRUSCAN BUCCHERO CARYATID CHALICE

CIRCA EARLY 6TH CENTURY B.C.

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AN ETRUSCAN BUCCHERO CARYATID CHALICE
Circa Early 6th Century B.C.
The deep bowl with notched carination at the base, a raised omphalos in the interior surrounded by a petalled rosette, the exterior with a band of rouletted fan motifs with three narrow grooves above and below, the bowl supported on four mold-made struts, two in the form of draped winged figures, holding tendrils of hair at their chests, the wings with rounded tips, and two in the form of an openwork plaque with a winged horse following a winged griffin, all joined to the rim of the stepped conical base which supports the bowl at the center
86 in. (21.4 cm) high