Francesca Hickin
Head of Department
Lot 48*
A Villanovan impasto ware biconical urn and lid
28 November 2019, 10:30 GMT
London, New Bond Street£1,500 - £2,500
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Anna Marston
Associate Specialist
A Villanovan impasto ware biconical urn and lid
Circa 9th-8th Century B.C.
Of burnished black fabric, the neck and shoulder incised with a dotted and hatched zig-zag motif and concentric squares with swastikas respectively, a single looped handle at the shoulder, the lid serving as a bowl with incised hatched and chevron motifs and an arched handle, 31cm high (excl. lid)
Circa 9th-8th Century B.C.
Of burnished black fabric, the neck and shoulder incised with a dotted and hatched zig-zag motif and concentric squares with swastikas respectively, a single looped handle at the shoulder, the lid serving as a bowl with incised hatched and chevron motifs and an arched handle, 31cm high (excl. lid)
Footnotes
Provenance:
Private collection, New Mexico, acquired prior to 1991.