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LOT 0047
Etrusco-Italic Bronze Warrior or Laran, God of War
ARCHAIC, 6TH CENTURY B.C.
6 3/8 in. (326 grams total, 16.2 cm high including stand).
The warrior (Roman Mars) modelled in the round, representing a young muscular hero with long torso and rounded shoulders, wearing a high-crested Illyrian helmet with grooved perimeter, a hole above each ear for attaching an ornament; mounted on a custom-made display stand.
ProvenanceEx N. Koutoulakis, Geneva.
Ex Gorny & Mosch, Munich, 17 June 1999, no.2051.
with Sotheby's, New York, 12 June 2001, no.16.
with Chrisitie's, New York, 7 December 2007, no.82.
with Christie's, London, 2 April 2014, no.125.
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.11803-206793.
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.
Cf. De Ridder, A., Bronzes Antiques du Louvre, Paris, I-II, 1913-1915, nos.277, 281; Giglioli, G.Q., Arte Etrusca, Milan, 1935, pl.CCXXI; Boucher, S., Inventaire des Collections Publiques Françaises - 17 Vienne: Bronzes Antiques, Paris, 1971, pp.38-39, no.5bis, for similar; Boucher, S., Recherches sur les bronzes figures de Gaule pré-romaine et romaine, Rome, 1976, no.14.
FootnotesThe statuette assumes the position of the 'warring Mars', which characterises the numerous Etruscan and Italic statues of the god produced as votive offerings to the temples or for private lararia. The god is depicted as taking part in a military march with his left leg advancing, his raised right would have held a spear and the left hand a shield.
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LOT 0047
Etrusco-Italic Bronze Warrior or Laran, God of War
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000€5,800 - 8,120 (for guidance only)$6,750 - 9,450 (for guidance only)
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Opening Bid: £50
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Acquired 1979-1999. London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent. 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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Opening Bid: £2,500
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Archaic Greek Terracotta Seated Goddess
5th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Depicting the goddess seated on a high-backed throne and wearing a long dress, her hands resting on the lap. 412 grams, 18.2 cm
Acquired in Europe before 1996. 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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