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LOT 0055
Large Villanovan Geometric Black-Glazed Vase with Handle
9TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.
16 1/4 in. (4.5 kg, 41 cm).
Biconical impasto body with broad flaring rim, bell-shaped upper section with bands of incised geometric decoration and impressed roundels, lower section tiered and sharply funicular with narrow flat base, a lateral upturned loop handle; small hole beneath the carination, rim partly restored.
ProvenanceDr. Gonik and the late Mr. Wirth, Geneva, Switzerland.
European private collection.
Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12205-222203.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. similar in the British Museum under accession number Eu1987,Q.11; a similar vase-urn in the Walters Art Museum, accession no.48.1872.
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LOT 0055
Large Villanovan Geometric Black-Glazed Vase with Handle
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,820
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Opening Bid: £3,500
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