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Ancient Greece, early Hellenistic Period, ca. late 4th to 3rd century BCE. A stunning cast-bronze situla (Latin for bucket or pail) of a tapering cylindrical form, set atop a ridged pad base decorated with incised concentric circles underneath. The flaring walls gradually expand toward a flat overhanging rim, and a stamped register of guilloche enclosed by two bands of petite circles embellishes the area beneath the rim. Thick layers of green, brown, and russet patina envelop most of the interior and exterior of the vessel, though scattered areas of the beautiful original golden-brown bronze coloration is still visible. The situla form was originally created for cooling and serving wine at banquets, though others were used to hold ashes or offerings to be buried in tombs. Without decorative handles, this example was perhaps made specifically for mourning the dead. Size: 9.25" Diameter x 9.75" H (23.5 cm x 24.8 cm).Cf. Mary Comstock & Cornelius Vermeule. "Greek, Etruscan & Roman Bronzes in the Museum of Fine Arts Boston." Boston, 1971, pp. 338-339, cat. no. 477.A stylistically-similar example with a pair of handles hammered for $28,800 at Christie's, New York Antiquities auction (sale 1531, June 8, 2005, lot 109): https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/lot/a-greek-bronze-situla-hellenistic-period-circa-4505515-details.aspx?from=searchresults&intObjectID=4505515&sid=1593f119-0a44-4701-adc5-e919740a52a4 Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection; ex-Richard Wagner collection, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA, acquired in the 1960s All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #143839