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LOT 0858
Villanova Terracotta Lid for an Impasto Urn
9TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.
9 7/8 in. (1.21 kg, 25 cm wide).
Conical in profie with broad foot and inturned rim; single thick loop handle.
ProvenanceEx Prof. Kurt Alder, Riehen, acquired in March 1974; thence by descent.
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LOT 0858
Villanova Terracotta Lid for an Impasto Urn
Estimate £700 - 900€810 - 1,040 (for guidance only)$950 - 1,220 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£365 (EUR 423; USD 493) ‡+BP*
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Circa 5th-3rd century B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Each a trapezoidal plaque with a thick mounting loop on the reverse; incised design of scrolled and looped tendrils and notched panels, all symmetrically and regularly placed. 67 grams total, 54 mm each
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK.
The design includes elements that appear to represent a horse's head in profile with a notched mane and looped eye; the designs are deliberately ambiguous. -
Large Villanovan Terracotta Impasto Urn
7th-6th century B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £725
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. 4.74 kg, 42 cm
Ex Prof. Kurt Alder and Dr Werner Alder, Switzerland; thence by descent. -
Greek Bronze Ring with Animals
Hellenistic, circa 2nd-1st century B.C.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
The hoop with raised angular bosses, circular bezel with two opposing lions standing on their hind legs and holding an eye motif(?) in their jaws, a stork and a branch below. 7.64 grams, 27.30 mm overall, 18.85 x 19.63 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent.
