Bronze Thymiatérion
Etruria, late 6th - early 5th century BC; alt. cm 6,5; diam. cm 8,5; Upper part of a silvered bronze Thymiaterion, consisting in a cup with everted rim. Highly refined decorations, consisting in heart-shaped leaves and newts alternated with elaborate vegetable compositions; on the bottom, the hole for the engagement of the stem.
Delightful green patina.

PROVENANCE:
English private collection, purchased in 2000s from Herakles Numismatik und Antiquitäten GmbH (München); previously acquired on the European art market in the 1970s.

Estimate: GBP: 500-800