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Villanovan Urn with Double-Loop Handle

Villanovan Urn with Double-Loop Handle

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Artist
Unknown (Italian, Etruscan)
Title
Villanovan Urn with Double-Loop Handle
Date
8th-7th century B.C.E.
Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
2 15/16 x 4 in. Overall
Credit
Gift of Frances W. English
Accession No.
1979.1143
Classification
Ceramics
Geography
Italy

Related

before 1928, possibly found by Robert Palumbo (Alba Longa, now called Albano, Italy); January 1928, gifted by Robert Palumbo (Alba Longa, now called Albano, Italy) to George Letchworth English (Rochester, NY); presumably by gift or bequest to his son, Henry Rowland English (Madison, WI); presumably by gift or bequest to his wife, Frances West English (Madison, WI); 10 December 1979, gifted by Frances West English to the Elvehjem Museum of Art [now called Chazen Museum of Art]

  • Elvehjem Art Center. "Bulletin 1976-1977." Madison: Elvehjem Art Center, 1977. p. 64
  • Elvehjem Museum of Art. "Ancient Etruscan and Greek Vases in the Elvehjem Museum of Art." University of Wisconsin Regents. Madison, Wis., 2000. p. 26, no. 3

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