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LOT 0032
Daunian Terracotta Olla
SUBGEOMETRIC, 6TH-5TH CENTURY B.C.
10 in. (2.33 kg, 25.5 cm wide).
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.
ProvenanceThe 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.
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LOT 0032
Daunian Terracotta Olla
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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Tongue-shaped in plan and hollow to the reverse, female bust in high-relief with palla head-covering; pierced for attachment. 107 grams, 99 mm
Private collection Ebnöther, Switzerland, before 2001. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00121356. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Greek Archaic Human-Faced Idol
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Modelled in the round mould-formed figure with D-shaped human face, stub arms and columnar body with flared base; exaggerated facial features, tall headdress and coiled loop above. 147 grams, 16.7 cm
German private collection, before 1997. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00003188. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Cypriot Head of a Youth with a Floral Crown
Late Archaic, late 6th-early 5th century B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £360
Modelled in three-quarter view, limestone face of a youth with almond-shaped eyes with broad upper lids under a flat brow; eyeballs contoured by a fine outer groove and lips with the 'archaic' smile; rosette wreath over spiral-shaped, voluminous curls framing the forehead; the surface abraded and some curls lost; reverse trimmed and smoothed at an angle; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 958 grams total, 24.6 cm including stand
Jean-Louis Debauve (1926-2016). with Jean Renaud Geoffroy & Yves Becquet Auction, Paris, 16 November 2018, no.225. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
The head probably originally belonged to one of the votive statuettes, mostly hewn from limestone, which are frequently documented for the Cypriot region at this period.
