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An Impasto Brazier
Architectural design and interior decoration

An Impasto Brazier

CHF 8.000,-
$ 9.270£ 7.147€ 8.502
Burnt Impasto
Etruscan, late 7th century BC
h. 12cm; Ø: 45cm.

A work of buff fired clay, enlivened by a hunting scene running around the rim. Exceptionally decorative and charming, when filled with fruits, most appropriately pomegranates – so richly coloured and richly symbolic.

Cf. Testimonianze d’arte etrusca in collezioni private ticinesi, Banca della Svizzera Italiana, 1986, cat. nr. 3.4; Katalog Antiken-Kabinet Gackstätter, Frankfurt 1998,
Die Etrusker-Lebenszeichen eines Kulturvolkes, Nr. 31; Buranelli, The Etruscans, Legacy of a lost Civilization, p. 71, nr. 35, found in Caere and now in the Museo Gregoriano Etrusco.

Condition: Excellent. Intact.

Provenance: ex. private collection S. C., Basel, Switzerland, before 1970

A brazier
is a larger round open ceramic stove often ornate with decorative elements such as relief decorations around its rim. The heat was generated by burning wood or charcoal. Braziers were important household objects in Etruscan society, and they were used for a variety of purposes, including heating and cooking, as well as for religious or ceremonial purposes. They were commonly used in homes, as well as in public spaces such as temples and marketplaces. Braziers are highly decorative, prized by collectors and interior designers, and are considered important artifacts of the Etruscan culture and ancient Italy.

 



Item reference: CL0810