Etruscan bucchero ware kyathos with head decoration

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A fine burnished bucchero ware pottery kyathos cup with a single arched handle. The internal base of the handle is decorated with a human head and the top of the arch is decorated with two stylised duck’s heads separated by an acorn finial. The outer edge of the rim is incised with a fine zig-zag line.

Culture
Italy, Etruscan, late 7th or 6th Century BC

Size
13.1 x 13.1 cms including handle

Condition
Some small chips on the rim and a stabile crack on one side of the bowl

Provenance
Ex. deceased estate, Crewkerne, Somerset, UK; acquired mid 20th Century

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