REPRODUCTION ART No. 11 OF kantharos ETRUSCO IN BUCCHERO

REPRODUCTION ART No. 11 OF kantharos ETRUSCO IN BUCCHERO
This is an artistic reproduction of a terracotta kantharos ETRUSCO in BUCCHERO. This replica is made entirely by hand, turned and engraved by local artists. To get this result is cooked in twice with ancient techniques that the master potters of the place have managed to discover after many attempts to reproduce these vessels.
  They are also coated hand artificially to give the effect of "old" object, decorations although imitate the originals of the vases found in Etruscan tombs of Cerveteri, are the result of the work and talent of each master potter, and each work is unique and different.
The cantaro or kantharos (pl. Kantharoi) from greek κάνθαρος, (Latin cantharus) was a drinking cup widespread in greek and Etruscan area. The term comes from ancient sources which, however, not possible to identify with certainty what form would be put down; Athenaeus (11.473d) commemorating their foot wide and thin stalk. By convention in the modern age is applied to a cup which, in its most typical and common form, is characterized by two high vertical loops, which extend in height over the edge curving towards it, a deep invaded, slightly separate in a upper and a lower part, the latter separate from the stem by a ring molding, with a diameter that average size between 10 and 15 cm. It is the applicant in vascular representations, and often as a attribute of Dionysus.
  In the age Protogeometric specimens lugs are low and they get up from the Geometric period; during proattico spreads a version with narrower and higher hem body. The kantharos was particularly widespread in the Etruscan cercamica bucchero from the late seventh century a.c., where are emphasized the hem and the foot; This version, which is the typical form, spreads in the sixth century BC in Attica and Viotia. The latest evolution of kantharos is one that is located in the Apulian red-figure pottery and Greek pottery with black paint of the fourth and third centuries BC

 Parallel to the main form develop other types with loops which are maintained up to the rim, concave walls, low foot, with or without stem, continuous profile, or the absence of rim, with only one handle; no shortage of plastic kantharoi, with human and gianiformi busts.

 It was used, along with other forms, such as hanging lamp in the churches in the Middle Ages. (Source Wikipedia)
The BUCCHERO is not a quality of purified clay, but a cooking technique that was done only in Etruria. It was to play in clay pots that were metal, giving it with black the feeling of having metal objects, much more expensive and highly regarded in the ancient world.

This reproduction of kantharos is 16 cm high, with a foot of 6.1 cm and a diameter of 13 cm, with two handles and graffiti fan in almost the entire surface of the vase with artificial patina handmade, like everything else .
This is a unique piece, completely machined, graffiti, cooked and glazed by hand.
This reproduction traveling with a certificate issued by our shop where it is certified that this vessel is an artistic reproduction of a vase in Etruscan bucchero, attestation, there are photos of the vessel, the day of purchase and the number of tax receipt or invoice (on request).