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LOT 0044
Etruscan Blackware Terracotta Kyathos with Nude Kouros
6TH CENTURY B.C.
10 3/4 in. (1.15 kg, 27 cm).
Squat bowl with pedestal foot and carinated profile, broad flared rim; tall loop handle with flat frontal panel with advancing nude kouros, the head turned and one arm bent, voided below respecting the inner outline of the legs; to the reverse, an incised gorgoneion with broad gaping mouth.
ProvenanceEnglish private collection.
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 0044
Etruscan Blackware Terracotta Kyathos with Nude Kouros
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
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Archaic Greek Terracotta Statue of a Kore
Late 6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Modelled in the half-round figure of a youthful female standing erect with dressed hair falling to the shoulders, draped robe in tiers, crescent collar to the neck. 678 grams, 27.2 cm
with H.A.C., Basel, prior 1999. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Greek Terracotta Attic Red-Figure Alabastron
Circa 500 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £6,500
Ovoid shape with short neck and expanded flat rim, lugs on the sides; painted with daily life scenes: one side with an older man holding a crozier, dressed in chiton and himation, the other side with a younger bearded man holding a short staff, dressed in a similar way; meander pattern above and a dotted band below; some restoration. 125 grams, 13.6 cm
with Hirsch Auction, 23 September 2006, no.666. 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.12463-228723. Accompanied by thermoluminescence analysis report no.06280606 by Laboratory Kotalla. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
The men depicted on this vessel are each holding an elegant walking stick appropriate to Athenian citizens. They both seem to be in a drunken rage, and seemingly have just left a drinking party: the consequences of immoderate drinking were a favourite subject for vessel decorations. -
Greek Re-used Gold Filigree Cross Pendant
4th-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
A sheet gold pendant formed as an octofoil rosette with applied filigree detailing, three radiating ropework arms each with a rosette close to the end, suspension strap. 1.22 grams, 37.7 mm
Property of a professional collector; acquired before 1990. Property of a Californian, USA, collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
