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LOT 0059
Etruscan Terracotta Votive Mask
CIRCA 4TH-2ND CENTURY B.C.
8 in. (10 5/8 in.) (1.44 kg total, 20.5 cm high (27 cm high including stand)).
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.
ProvenanceEx PA collection of Greek art, Hertfordshire, UK, 1990s.
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Greek Bronze Patrix Die
5th-3rd century B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Mummiform in plan with deep concave sidewall and ellipsoidal base, the upper face engraved with a standing female figure wearing a full-length garment with textured pleats and head covering. 238 grams, 71 mm
Collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. Accompanied by a previous catalogue information card.
The woman is apparently cupping her right breast with her right hand. The gesture and the stylised facial features of the woman refer to a Greek-oriental environment, almost a Phoenician production in a Hellenizing style. The object was likely for repoussé work. -
Cypriot Ceramic Horse and Rider Statuette
8th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Representing a warrior with conical helmet riding his mount, round earrings. 209 grams, 14 cm high
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
The most popular animals in Cypriot coroplasts of the 8th and 7th centuries B.C. were horses, with or without riders, with long necks and decorated along the whole body like contemporary ceramics. It is worth remembering that the horse, in this period represented a status symbol for the military aristocracy and that bodies of sacrificed horses have been found in royal tombs. -
Greek Apulian Terracotta Guttos
Circa 4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
With pedestal base, loop handle, slender spout with chamfered rim; central discus with figure of the infant Hercules grappling serpents; repaired. 214 grams, 12.5 cm wide
Ex Cummings collection, UK, 1990s.
