Etrusco-corinthian oinochoe, 630-600 B.C.

A large oinochoe with creamy fabric, with two decorative bands sjowing a procession of animals. A cock and three striding panthers to the right, on the lower band four grazing deers to the right, dotted rosettes in the interstices two bands of overlapping dotted scale pattern below the shoulder and above the foot, partially misfired. The representation of a cock is extremely rare in Etruria
27.5 cm high

Note
The Bearded Sphinx Painter may have been a Greek settler in Cerveteri. He drew on popular animal.style vases from Corinth, which were imported in large numbers throughout Italy. Over sixty pitchers similar to this one are known, demonstrating the success of his workshop.

Provenance
Art market, Switzerland, 1983
Private collection, Switzerland, acquired from the above