ID 795575
Lot 85 | AN ETRUSCAN TERRACOTTA CINERARY URN LID
Estimate value
£ 1 500 – 2 500
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY B.C.
13 1⁄4 in. (33.5 cm.) long
Provenance
with Vitelleschi, Rome.
Fridolin (1903-1969) and Halina (1907-1989) Schwitter-Lagutt Collection, Basel, acquired from the above prior to 1971.
Exhibited
On loan to the Antikenmuseum, Basel, 1971-2022.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
| Applied technique: | Pottery |
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| Medium: | Ceramic |
| Art style: | Ancient Art |
| Historical era: | Etruscan civilization |
| Place of origin: | Italy, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Ancient Art & Antiquities |
| Applied technique: | Pottery |
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| Medium: | Ceramic |
| Art style: | Ancient Art |
| Historical era: | Etruscan civilization |
| Place of origin: | Italy, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Ancient Art & Antiquities |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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| Conditions of purchase | Conditions of purchase |



