An Etrusco-Corinthian caster olpe
Mid 6th century BC; alt. cm 31,5; An Etrusco-Corinthian olpe with a flat rim, a high, cylindrical, flared neck distinct from the ovoid body by means of a collar in relief, and a ribbon handle set vertically between the shoulder and the rim. On the rim and in correspondence with the handle are two rotelles decorated with dotted rosettes. The body is decorated in three registers, one above the other and with an animal theme: panthers and goats in movement to the right; the background is covered with circular shapes.
An insignificant chip on the rim.

PROVENANCE:
Private collection, London; acquired on the European art market in the 1990s.

Estimate: GBP: 1.500-2.000