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LOT 0568
Apulian Squat Terracotta Lekythos
4TH CENTURY B.C.
3 1/4 in. (74 grams, 81 mm).
Comprising a bulbous body with a basal ring, a narrow neck and a loop handle to the rear; vertical ribbing to the body.
ProvenanceAcquired on the French art market.
Swiss private collection.
Private collection, UK.
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Large Greek Red-Figure Pelike with Nike
Apulian, 3rd-2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,860
Comprising a pedestal base, mastoid body, lateral strap handles and funicular neck, broad mouth with stepped rim; the neck decorated with a band of egg-and-dart; palmette below each handle, flanked by tendrils and flowers; Side A: naked Eros (Cupid), hair in a bun and tied with a cloth, right arm outstretched and holding a flower by the stem, left hand holding leaves and tendrils; Side B: Nike standing in himation and stephane, holding up a drum-shaped object and supporting leaves and tendril, flower patterns to the background. 1.19 kg, 26 cm high
Acquired on the art market between the late 1990s and mid-2000s. Estate of the late Barry Paul Buxton (1944–2024), Oakham, Rutland. Acquired on the UK art market, 2025. Accompanied by a thermoluminescence analysis report no.N126a15 from Oxford Authentication. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13089-248952.
The Greek term pelike (pl. pelikai) was used for a number of shapes, and it is not certain what this one-piece vessel with a distinctive sagging belly was called in antiquity. It seems to have been invented after the introduction of the red-figure technique, although there are examples in black-figure. It continued to be produced into the 4th century and in the Roman period. It is shown in use as a container for liquids, especially wine, and in this context was linked with Bacchus, Pan, and Silenus. -
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Parthian Terracotta Horse-Head Finial
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
A hollow-formed horse-head finial with ribbed mane to the arched neck, elaborate bridle strap detail. 62 grams, 79.5 mm
Fine condition.
From an important central London collection formed since the mid 1960s; thence by descent. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Large Greek Teano-Ware Fish Plate
Hellenistic, early 3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,235
Broad face with incised rings outlining the painted border of running vinescroll in red and white; with a shallow central socket outlined in red, broad carinated rim and low foot. 834 grams, 26.5 cm
Acquired at auction, London, UK, 1990s, no.233. Private collection, Suffolk, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the relevant catalogue page.
'Teano ware' is a type of ceramic produced from the late 4th century to the early 3rd century BC. Its modern name derives from Teanum Sidicinum, in northern Campania, the main centre of production. White and red pigment was used for the painted decoration on the black surface. It was probably used for votive or funerary purposes.
