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LOT 0654
Corinthian Terracotta Black-Figure Alabastron
6TH CENTURY B.C.
3 1/4 in. (38.9 grams, 83 mm).
With broad mouth and pierced-lug handle below; the body decorated with a figure of a crouching lion in profile and a sphinx; stylised flowers of varying sizes in the field, dashes to the neck and upper face of the mouth, dots around the rim, rosette to base.
ProvenancePrivate collection, Tokyo, Japan, since the 1980s.
Private European collection, acquired in 2010.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Greek Bronze Head of Alexander 'The Great'
3rd-2nd century B.C.Estimate: £8,000 - 10,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,778
Modelled in the round with wavy hair brushed forwards, large lentoid eyes in low-relief, angular nose and small mouth; attachment lug to underside; mounted on a custom-made stand. 142 grams total, 10.2 cm including stand
Collection of Mr C., Geneva, Switzerland (1936-2016), assembled between 1985 and 2010. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12857-241703. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Daunian Terracotta Olla
Subgeometric, 6th-5th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
With a deep body on round base, flaring mouth, short loop handles to the shoulders; pendant circle segments on interior of mouth; Metope-like frieze on shoulder with triglyphs and suspended triangles, U-shaped motif at the root of the handle, horizontal bands; monochrome ware. 2.33 kg, 25.5 cm wide
The estate of Hans-Ulrich Rutschmann, Switzerland, circa 1950s-1970s. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00097644. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Greek Geometric Bronze Strap Distributor
8th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Discoid in plan and hollow to the underside with four radiating lugs to the rim, cruciform band to the reverse; to the upper face an incised ring and central quatrefoil. 30.1 grams, 40 mm
Ex private collection. with Gorny & Mosch, Munich, 17 June 2004, no.[TBC]. Private collection, Europe. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
