AN ETRUSCAN IMPASTO DOLIUM Circa Early 6th Century B.C. Perhaps from Caere, ovoid in form, on a flat base, with a wide outward curving mouth, the body with vertical fluting, a torus molding below and high on the shoulders above a band of knobs and a band in stamped shallow relief, depicting a man fighting a lion to his left, a sphinx behind the lion, and two figures bringing a sacrificial bull to an altar, the figure behind the bull holding a branch, the scenes repeating several times 18 7/16 in. (46.8 cm) high
AN ETRUSCAN IMPASTO DOLIUM Circa Early 6th Century B.C. Perhaps from Caere, ovoid in form, on a flat base, with a wide outward curving mouth, the body with vertical fluting, a torus molding below and high on the shoulders above a band of knobs and a band in stamped shallow relief, depicting a man fighting a lion to his left, a sphinx behind the lion, and two figures bringing a sacrificial bull to an altar, the figure behind the bull holding a branch, the scenes repeating several times 18 7/16 in. (46.8 cm) high
Try LotSearch and its premium features for 7 days - without any costs!
Be notified automatically about new items in upcoming auctions.
Create an alert