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Collection Online as of December 4, 2023

Vessel Ornament of Banqueter

probably 400–375 BC

This object has related works. See Vessel Ornament of Reclining Flutist; Vessel Ornament of Reclining Lyre-player; Vessel Ornament of Banqueter Holding an Omphalos; Vessel Ornament of Banqueter; Vessel Ornament of Banqueter

Italy, Etruscan, early 4th Century BC

Bronze

Overall: 5.2 cm (2 1/16 in.)

Gift of Mrs. Ernest Brummer 1988.155

Location

102D Pre-Roman

Fun Fact

The ornament depicts a reclining female, likely an entertainer, at a symposium.

Provenance
?-1908
Collection of the Marchese di Riofreddo e Gagliardi
?-1943
William R. Hearst, sold to Brummer Gallery
1943-1949
Brummer Gallery, New York, NY, sold to H.K. Montif
1949-?
H.K. Montif
?-1987
Ella Bache Brummer Collection, New York, NY, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art
1987-
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Citations
Casa di Vendite Jandolo et Tavazzi (Rom). Catalogo delle pregevoli collezioni di oggetti d'arte e mobili antichi, spettanti al Signor Marchese di Rioffreddo ed ai Signori Gagliardi di Firenze. [1], [1]. 1908. No. 517
The Brummer Gallery Records. Cloisters (Museum), n.d. N5415 libmma.contentdm.oclc.org
Galerie Koller Zürich. The Ernest Brummer Collection, Vol I: Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque Art. 1979. No. 547E, cat: 95-97
GALERIE SPINK (Zurich). The Ernest Brummer Collection: Galerie Spink, Zürich. London: Spink and Son, 1979. p. 25
"The Year in Review for 1988." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 76, no. 2 (1989): 30-75. p. 68 www.jstor.org
Exhibition history

The Year in Review for 1988. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 1-May 14, 1989).

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