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LOT 0581
Cypriot Geometric Terracotta Jar
9TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.
5 1/2 in. (490 grams, 14 cm high).
Globular in form with trumpet-shaped mouth, painted band to neck.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Greek and Other Pottery Fragment Group
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Villanovan Impasto Handled Oinochoe
Circa 9th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £936
Wheel-thrown and with a highly-burnished surface, comprising a protruding foot beneath the globular body, a tapering cylindrical neck and a trefoil-lipped spout, a wide strap handle joining spout to shoulder; decorated with an incised corded motif formin twisting rope patterns around the neck and zigzag across the body; repaired. 2.38 kg, 30 cm high
Ex Richard Brockway, Vero Beach, Florida, USA. Ex Arte Primitivo, New York, USA, in 1995. with Artemis Gallery, Colorado, USA, 22 February 2019, lot 48E (US$2,500-3,500). Property of a South Australian private collector, with collection reference 20.07. Accompanied by detailed collector's catalogue pages including description and photograph. -
Etruscan Terracotta Foot
Circa 6th-2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
Right foot from a statue, hollow-formed and modelled in naturalistic style, with toes slightly curled; with surface deposits and traces of pigment. 868 grams, 19 cm
From the private collection of C.H., Niedersachsen, acquired between the 1960s and 1987. Acquired from Gorny & Mosch, Munich, Germany, 18 December 2018, lot 94 (part). Property of a South Australian private collector, with collection reference 18.10. Accompanied by detailed collector's catalogue pages including description and photograph. Accompanied by a copy of the Gorny & Mosch invoice.
