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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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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)

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Provenance:
Private collection, New Mexico, acquired prior to 1991.

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