CIRCA 8TH CENTURY B.C.
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A VILLANOVAN IMPASTO BICONICAL URN AND LID
circa 8th century b.c.
The black burnished vessel with a single loop handle at the widest part of the body, with incised and stamped ornament, the handle zone with concentric squares joined by dots at the corners, each central square with five impressed rosettes, a band of rosettes and hatching above, with a wide band of incised meander below the flaring rim, framed by rosettes above and below, the lid an inverted footed cup with a loop handle framed by two projections on the rim, with a band of concentric squares joined by dots below the rim
19½ in. (49.5 cm.) high
circa 8th century b.c.
The black burnished vessel with a single loop handle at the widest part of the body, with incised and stamped ornament, the handle zone with concentric squares joined by dots at the corners, each central square with five impressed rosettes, a band of rosettes and hatching above, with a wide band of incised meander below the flaring rim, framed by rosettes above and below, the lid an inverted footed cup with a loop handle framed by two projections on the rim, with a band of concentric squares joined by dots below the rim
19½ in. (49.5 cm.) high