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LOT 0060
Archaic Greek Bronze Attachment with Animal Heads
CIRCA 8TH CENTURY B.C.
4 1/4 in. (188 grams total, 11 cm including stand).
Pendant with crescentic body and beast-head finials, vertical upstand with loop finial, three loops beneath with bulbous dangles; mounted on a custom-made stand.
ProvenanceEx Rosenson collection, New York, 1990s.
Acquired from Arte Primitivo, New York City, U.S.A., circa 2010.
Private collection of Professor Kenneth Graham, London, UK.
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Hellenistic Terracotta Pyxis
3rd-2nd century B.C.Estimate: £700 - 900 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £350
With separate lid; small flared base, carinated profile with large flange rim, lid with broad flange, domed upper face with rosette detailing and central facing female bust. 189 grams, 90 mm wide
Ex Atenasov collection, Germany, before 1973. -
Greek Apulian Blackware Pyxis
Circa 4th-3rd century B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Black-glazed rounded body with two upright loop-handles, raised base, keeled edge with a thickened disc rim. 143 grams, 10.8 cm wide
Ex P. A., Hertfordshire, UK, specialist collection of Greek art, 1980-1990s. Accompanied by a copy of an old typed catalogue slip.
This pyxis was once fitted with a lid for cosmetics, powder or jewellery. Greek pottery from southern Italy is most easily identified by its glossy black finish, as seen here. It was the product of the Magna Graecia, especially in Apulia, a region in southern Italy populated by Greek colonists from the 8th century B.C. onwards, which imitated the artistic workshops of Attica and developed its own style. -
Greek Bronze Handle with Lion-Skin Head
Circa 5th-4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
Formed as the skinned head and forepaws of a lion, together with two lateral handles with fastening holes surmounted by a pearled edge. 159 grams, 80 mm
Acquired on the UK art market 2000s.
The handle appears to be a device once attached to a wine vessel or pan-like vessels. The vessel handles were usually formed as divinities or animals linked with gods (ie. lions for Herakles). The lion's skin is hanging down as in representations of Herakles resting and drinking after his labours.
