Bidspirit auction | ETRUSCAN POTTERY CINERARY URN

ETRUSCAN POTTERY CINERARY URN - Ca. 700 - 500 BC. A cinerary olla with a globular body and a round ring base. It is equipped with two stick-like handles on its shoulders, along with a short neck that has an everted rim. The clay used to create this piece is red and contains many inclusions. For similar see: Paolucci - Urne cinerarie a forma di ‘casa’ da Tolle - Chianciano, tav. XVIII, e, Studi etruschi LXXII. Size: 370mm x 420mm; Weight: 5kg. Provenance: Property of a center London gallery, acquired on the US art market; Ex. Estate of Elliott Golub, Winnetka, IL; formerly acquired from David Amster Ancient Art, Chicago, 6 September 1989. [Inv. no. A41]. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.