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LOT 0801
Etruscan Biconical Bowl with Handles
ITALO-GEOMETRIC, 7TH CENTURY B.C.
7 1/8 in. (240 grams, 18.2 cm wide).
Biconical in profile on a basal ring, with short applied handles, concentric horizontal red lines to both faces, painted vertical lines under the neck.
ProvenanceEx Kurt Alder, Riehen, acquired in November 1978; thence by descent in the family.
LiteratureFor similar, see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, item no.74.51.594.
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LOT 0801
Etruscan Biconical Bowl with Handles
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£135 (EUR 157; USD 182) ‡+BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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Scythian Bronze Howling Stag Protome Mount Pair
Circa 5th-3rd century B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Bids: 7 | Current Bid: £45
Each an openwork appliqué formed as the head and upper body of a ravening predator with gaping mouth and carefully notched teeth, one forepaw extended, eye with curled browline; above, a 'headdress' of three roundels with spiral detailing connected by lateral arms; thick attachment loop to reverse. 56 grams total, 55-56 mm
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK.
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Etruscan Impasto Terracotta Spiral Decorated Amphora
7th-6th century B.C.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £650
Comprising a squat bulbous body with lateral strap handles from rim to shoulder; incised decoration on both sides of spirals framed by bands of vertical and horizontal lines; a zigzag delineating shoulder and neck; reassembled from fragments with some areas of filling. 816 grams, 22 cm
Acquired from Galerie Koller, Zurich, Auction 32, November 1974, no.3699. Ex Prof. Kurt Alder, Riehen, Switzerland; thence by descent.
