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LOT 0561
Cypriot and Other Idol Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
2 - 3 5/8 in. (480 grams total, 52-91 mm including stand).
Including a two-headed dog, a crouching female and a kneeling figure with vertical piercing; each mounted on a ceramic base. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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Large Greek Apulian Red-Figure Skyphos with Maenad
4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £9,100
With stepped foot and two loop handles to the rim, egg-and-dart border; Side A: female in loosely draped chiton holding a dish in her raised left hand and advancing towards an altar, looking to her rear and with her right arm extended; Side B: nude male in similar pose to the female, with mantle draped over his left elbow, gripping a thyrsus, the head wrapped in a band or taenia; volute scroll beneath each handle. 1.74 kg, 34 cm wide
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12364-226707.
The thyrsus in the hand of the male figure implies that he is a worshipper of Dionysus, and this impression is strengthened by the casual discarding of his clothing which is draped over his arm. The female may then be interpreted as a Maenad, a member of the group of devotees who accompanied the god and led the celebrations in his worship. A combination of protracted and vigorous dancing combined with wine-drinking led to an ecstatic frenzy in which the god was honoured. -
Greek and Other Terracotta Vessel Collection
Mid 1st millennium B.C.-early 1st millennium A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Including a piriform redware vase, small ewer with strap handle and other items. 500 grams total, 9.3-12 cm
From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent. -
Italic Bronze Fibula and Proto Ring Money Assemblage
Circa 9th-8th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Bow brooch with integral coiled spring and pin, carinated bow, ellipsoid footplate with two offset lugs forming the catch; with two bronze rings loped over the spring, one a round-section ring and the other an openwork disc. 66 grams, 86 mm
From the private collection of Dr Wladmir Rosenbaum, 1894-1984. Ex Helios gallery, Wiltshire, UK. Ex Den of Antiquity, Cambridgeshire, UK. Accompanied by a dealer's information display card.
