Boeotian Terracotta Figure of Satyr Playing an Aulos

Hemispherical in form with spur to the rim, pierced for attachment; repaired. 277 grams, 12 cm wide



Ex Peter Negus collection (1920-2012), a prolific collector who worked in the insurance industry for most of his life. His wife worked for Coutts Bank for many years and they shared an enormous passion for natural history, geology and archaeology, amassing a collection. He was a member of the Geologists’ Association for over 50 years, acting as Treasurer from 1979 to 1988. Acquired from Bonhams, London, 26 October 2007, no.354 (part). From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages and an old identification tag.

Mammiform bowl with deep body and pointed base; two vertical concave lugs, one of which is pierced; fired black above and in the interior, and red below, all decorated with white lime-filled zigzags and circles on the body, with semicircles at the rim; repaired. 426 grams, 17 cm wide



From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

Modelled in the round, standing figure in a tight-fitting wrapped mantle, patera in the right hand, dressed hair; possibly in an act of religious devotion. 27 grams, 73 mm



From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.