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LOT 0062
Etruscan Bronze Statuette of Hercle
CIRCA 4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
3 in. (4 in.) (87 grams total, 77 mm (10.2 cm high including stand)).
Modelled in the round figure of Hercle (Roman Hercules, Greek Herakles) standing nude with the lionskin mantle draped over his extended left forearm, the right arm bent and fist raised (originally holding a club); the hair cut short and radiating from the crown of the head, lentoid eyes flanking a snub nose; mounted on a custom-made stand.
ProvenanceFrom the estate of Eldert Bontekoe (1954-2020).
Ex Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, acquired before 2000.
with Artemis Gallery, Colorado, USA, 26 December 2020, no.8.
Property of a South Australian private collector, with collection reference 20.38.
Accompanied by an original Artemis Gallery certificate of authenticity dated 27 January 2021.
Accompanied by detailed collector's catalogue pages including description and photograph.
Cf. Adam, A.M., Bronzes étrusques et italiques, Paris, 1984, p.190, nos.291-292; cf. also The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 96.9.297.
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Etruscan Terracotta Votive Mask
Circa 4th-2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
Modelled in the half-round as a mask of a youthful female with large ovoid eyes and small mouth; mounted on a custom-made stand. 1.44 kg total, 20.5 cm high (27 cm high including stand)
Ex PA collection of Greek art, Hertfordshire, UK, 1990s. -
Greek Apulian Blackware Pyxis
Circa 4th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £211
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. -
Classical Terracotta Head Group
Circa 4th-2nd century B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £286
Comprising: bust of a female (possibly Aphrodite) with diadem; hollow-formed mask of Silenus; a bearded head of Zeus or Poseidon, possibly not ancient. 772 grams total, 7.9-12.8 cm
From the collection of Jacques Schotte (1928-2007), Belgium, 1950s onwards. Acquired Bonhams, London, 29 April 2009 (part). Acquired from a Cambridgeshire gentleman. The comic actor from the Moonen collection, Belgium, 1980s; then Archea, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Property of a North London collector. Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages and invoice. Accompanied by a previous owner's certificate of authenticity.
