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LOT 0533
Villanovan Terracotta Kyathos with Zoomorphic Handle
CIRCA 7TH CENTURY B.C.
4 in. (113 grams, 10 cm wide).
Small impasto kyathos with carinated profile, basal ring, zoomorphic handle with spurs above.
ProvenanceBelgium (Uccle) – Haynault Ventes Publiques, Collectibles Auction, 21 September 2021, lot 15.
Property of a South Australian private collector, with collection reference 21.100.
Accompanied by a detailed collector's catalogue page including description and photograph.
Villanovan culture is often regarded as the earliest phase of Etruscan civilisation in the Iron Age.
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