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LOT 0867
Large Villanovan Terracotta Impasto Urn
7TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
16 1/2 in. (4.74 kg, 42 cm).
With narrow foot and flared lower body rising to a carinated band and bell-shaped upper, flared rim to the mouth; single lateral loop handle at the carination, horizontal bands of incised lattice, zigzag and other ornament.
ProvenanceEx Prof. Kurt Alder and Dr Werner Alder, Switzerland; thence by descent.
LiteratureCf. 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 0867
Large Villanovan Terracotta Impasto Urn
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£725 (EUR 841; USD 979) ‡+BP*
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