7th-6th century BC. A Rasmsen’s type 2d Bucchero pottery chalice,posed of a carinated bowl, collared stem and splayed foot, the upper body engraved with concentric grooves, raised medial notched ledge, concentric circles to the foot. Cf. Rasmsen, T., Bucchero Pottery from Southern Etruria, Cambridge, 1979, pp.98-99; pl.28, nos.141,143, are closest in form to this specimen. 598 grams, 16.5cm high (6 1/2"). Acquired between 1965 and 1980. Carlton private collection, Los Angeles, California, A. With Artemis Gallery, Louisville, A. Private Atralian collection. Apanied by a certificate of authenticity from Artemis Gallery, Louisville, A. Apanied by a copy of the previo collector's cataloguing document.This is one of themonest types of chalice in bucchero, classified by Rasmsen. The shape is similar to Type 2c, but there is only a single ring on the stem. The moremon decoration consists of three grooves, or rarely four (Rasmsen, 1979, nos.14,18-l9), on the lip, and notches on the carination. For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price