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LOT 0087
Cypriot Red Burnished Ware Pitcher
BRONZE AGE, 2300-1650 B.C.
16 1/2 in. (3.4 kg, 42 cm high).
With burnished surface, tall tapering neck and trumpet-shaped mouth, globular body, one loop handle at the shoulder.
ProvenanceFrom 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.
Exhibited: The Cyprus Museum, Jacksonville, North Carolina, 1988-2018.
LiteratureCf. more ornate version of the same type in the British Museum under accession no.1919,0712.1
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Greek Silver-Gilt Mask of Silenus
3rd-2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,470
Naturalistically modelled in repoussé as the mature and frowning face of the god Silenus; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. 9.4 grams, 37 mm (160 grams total, 98 mm high including stand)
Ex old English collection. London art market, 1980s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11849-207741.
In Greek mythology, Silenus was a god of the forest, associated with musical creativity, ecstatic dance and drunkenness. He was also a prophet and a bearer of dire wisdom. When the god Dionysus was born from the thigh of Zeus, Hermes took the infant to live with Silenus, where he was raised together with local nymphs in a cave on mount Nysa. Silenus was frequently present in the train of Dionysus, fought with the latter against the giants, and accompanied him on his adventures. -
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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. -
Etruscan Terracotta Head
Circa 4th-3rd century B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Formed as a youthful figure with semi-naturalistic facial features and short tufts of comb-effect hair falling around the face; hollow-formed. 1.07 kg, 17 cm
Ex S. Amacker collection, prior to 1970. Acquired from the above in 2005. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11853-207423.
