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LOT 0550
Archaic Greek Terracotta Figure of Mounted Warrior with Shield
7TH-5TH CENTURY B.C.
6 3/4 in. (303 grams total, 17 cm high including stand).
Modelled in the round, the stylised horse standing on stub legs, with a long neck and detailing to its eyes; the warrior holding a shield in his left hand, right hand and arm raised to eye level, wearing a crested helmet; restored and mounted on a custom-made display stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired before 1990.
From an old German collection.
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LOT 0550
Archaic Greek Terracotta Figure of Mounted Warrior with Shield
Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
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Cypriot Red Burnished Ware Pitcher
Bronze Age, 2300-1650 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
With burnished surface, tall tapering neck and trumpet-shaped mouth, globular body, one loop handle at the shoulder. 3.4 kg, 42 cm high
From the collection of Dr Takey Crist, Jacksonville, North Carolina, acquired late 1980s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11854-207732. -
Greek Bronze Furniture Fitting Group
3rd-2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Comprising over 20 hollow-formed bicones. 790 grams total, 21-96 mm
Acquired 1960s-1990s. Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister. -
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Hellenistic Terracotta Head of a Youth
3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £18,200
Tousled curly hair, strong aquiline nose and full mouth; the deep eyes marked by raised eyelids and prominent semi-circular eyebrows; the hair arranged in overlapping rows of locks; repaired; mounted on a later porphyry plinth. 1.40 kg total, 23.5 cm high including stand
From the estates of the late Adrian Stanford and Norman St John-Stevas, Baron St John of Fawsley. with the previous owner since 1982. with Christie's, London, South Kensington, 22 February 2017, lot 10. 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.11774-204595.
The head represents a Hellenistic portrait of a young man, whose characteristics seem to suggest a reference to a youthful portrait of Alexander the Great. Another possibility is that it represents the portrait of Alexander’s companion, Hephaestion.
