The Etruscans had developed into important partners in the Oriental and Greek regions through the exploitation of mineral resources and the trade in ores and raw metals, especially from the 7th to the 5th century BC. In return, they imported objects of Greek arts and crafts, such as this amphora.
Attic pottery, more or (nevertheless) less a luxury item, became a popular trade good, which often found its way into tombs as an addition and has survived the times in a hardly manageable number in the soil of today's Tuscany.
This Attic black-figure amphora by a painter from the circle of the Nikoxenos painter (created around 510 BC) bears the provenance indication 'Tarquinia' in the object documents. It is possible, but not proven, that August Kestner acquired this object during his visits to Tarquinia.
Former August Kestner Collection, Rome
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