Etruscan Painted Terracotta Architectural Cornice
5th-4th century B.C. A fragment of amorphous form, decorated in relief with scrolling tendrils and anthemion, painted egg-and-dart ornament above, surmounted by moulded bands and a frieze of meander and chequerboard panels; remains of red and black painted pigment. 5.1 kg, 34.5 cm wide (13 1/2 in.). Private collection, Switzerland, 1960s. From the Sir Claude Hankes-Drielsma collection, prior to 2006. with Christie's, London, The Stanford Place Collection of Antiquities, 26 April 2006, lot 36.Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate number S00209802, dated 14 June 2021.Accompanied by a detailed collector's catalogue pages including description and photograph. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.203716.