Christie’s removes Etruscan amphora after questions about its provenance
An archaeologist linked an Etruscan black-figure amphora in a Christie’s sale catalogue to images in the confiscated Gianfranco Becchina archive. The house withdrew the amphora. A separate bronze boar flagged by the same researcher remained in the sale. Photo shows the amphora in the archive.
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