Cypriot Terracotta Votive Horn

Bulbous-bodied with a short neck, deep rim and strap handle; polychrome roundels to the mouth, orange line to the rim, dots around the shoulder and a five-petalled lotus flower blossoming on the main body, a five-rayed wheel at the centre of the flower and on the opposite side. 96 grams, 77 mm high



Ex P. A., Hertfordshire, UK, specialist collection of Greek art, 1980-1990s.

Corinthian aryballoi with floral quatrefoils or lotus flowers were produced in great numbers throughout the 6th century B.C. and probably into the 5th, and were also widely exported. The simple but distinctive decoration suggests that these vases may have had a specific contents, possibly used as an oil flask.

Black-glazed rounded body with two upright loop-handles, raised base, keeled edge with a thickened disc rim. 143 grams, 10.8 cm wide



Ex P. A., Hertfordshire, UK, specialist collection of Greek art, 1980-1990s. Accompanied by a copy of an old typed catalogue slip.

This pyxis was once fitted with a lid for cosmetics, powder or jewellery. Greek pottery from southern Italy is most easily identified by its glossy black finish, as seen here. It was the product of the Magna Graecia, especially in Apulia, a region in southern Italy populated by Greek colonists from the 8th century B.C. onwards, which imitated the artistic workshops of Attica and developed its own style.

Conical sheet-gold dangle with applied rim and three suspension loops, filigree detailing beneath the rim, four vertical braided filigree bands to the sidewall, granule cluster finial. 2.25 grams, 26 mm



UK private collection formed before 2000. Ex North London, UK, gallery.