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63 - Large biconical urn from the Villanova culture with a bowl-shaped lid. 9th–first half of the 8th century B.C. H 33.6 cm, ø 27.9 cm, lid ø 22.7 cm. Black to dark brown impasto (dark polished ware). The neck features a hook-shaped meander pattern, and the body features alternating arrowheads; as a distinctive feature, the line between the body and shoulder above the handle forms a broad face. On the bowl, a swastika made using the cord technique is impressed beneath the handle. Includes a copy of the catalog and the original certificate! The urn is intact except for a tiny chip on the rim; the lid has a small crack but is otherwise also intact. Provenance: Formerly in the collection of H. S., Northern Germany, acquired in 1984 from the Günter Puhze Gallery in Freiburg im Breisgau. Published in *Kunst der Antike*—Günter Puhze Gallery Catalog 6 (1984), p. 18, no. 187, with illustration.
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Large biconical urn from the Villanova culture with a bowl-shaped lid. 9th–first half of the 8th century B.C. H 33.6 cm, ø 27.9 cm, lid ø 22.7 cm. Black to dark brown impasto (dark polished ware). The neck features a hook-shaped meander pattern, and the body features alternating arrowheads; as a distinctive feature, the line between the body and shoulder above the handle forms a broad face. On the bowl, a swastika made using the cord technique is impressed beneath the handle. Includes a copy of the catalog and the original certificate! The urn is intact except for a tiny chip on the rim; the lid has a small crack but is otherwise also intact. Provenance: Formerly in the collection of H. S., Northern Germany, acquired in 1984 from the Günter Puhze Gallery in Freiburg im Breisgau. Published in *Kunst der Antike*—Günter Puhze Gallery Catalog 6 (1984), p. 18, no. 187, with illustration.
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Auction 322: Ancient Art (Live Auction, Lots 1–407)Auction house
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