Spetchley - Property from the Berkeley Collection
Spetchley - Property from the Berkeley Collection
AN ETRUSCAN TERRACOTTA CINERARY URN AND COVER, CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.
Auction Closed
December 11, 04:05 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
AN ETRUSCAN TERRACOTTA CINERARY URN AND COVER, CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.
the cover with a reclining female figure and inscription, the urn decorated in relief with a battle scene
including lid: 41 by 41 by 23cm.; 1ft. 4¼in., 14¼in., 9in.
Robert Berkeley (1794-1874) in 1851
Busts [etc.] Bought in Italy, 1851, Naples [manuscript]; ‘Etruscan sarcophagus – terracotta, 30 Ducats, Raffaello Bertolini [?]’;
Inventory, 1949, 'A terra-cotta ditto [cinerary urn] with cover, 18” x 15' on the Grand Staircase