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LOT 0798
Graeco-Phoenician Glazed Terracotta Oinochoe
7TH CENTURY B.C.
6 5/8 in. (491 grams, 17 cm).
With a folded trefoil mouth, an applied ribbed handle and basal ring, and incised concentric rings above the equator.
ProvenancePrivate collection, acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s; thence by descent.
LiteratureCf. Moscati, S., I Fenici, Milano, 1988, p.235, for a similar trefoil jug.
FootnotesThroughout the 7th century BC, the Phoenician ports received goods from the East, from Cyprus, Eastern Greece, Pithecussa, and even Etruria, likely in exchange for grain, oil, and wine. Among the various archaeological finds unearthed in these ports are Attic, Corinthian, and Rhodian pottery, some of which was manufactured by the Greek colonies of the West, such as Ischia-Pithecussa.
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LOT 0798
Graeco-Phoenician Glazed Terracotta Oinochoe
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£325 (EUR 377; USD 439) ‡+BP*
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Eastern Greek Parcel-Gilt Bowl with Inscription
Hellenistic, late 2nd-early 1st century B.C.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,500
Broad and shallow with thick rolled rim; parcel-gilt band to the inner face below the rim of running scrolls on a pounced field; to the centre, a hexafoil reserved on a pounced field with border of running scrolls; pointillé cursive Aramaic inscription to the outer face. 413 grams, 20.6 cm wide
Private collection, London, 1990s or earlier. with Gorny & Mosch, 22 June 2007, no.37. with Christie's, New York, 5 December 2012, no.52. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Gorny & Mosch and Christie's catalogue pages. 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.13217-250131.
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Greek Bronze Ring Bezel and Intaglio Group
Circa 2nd-1st century B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
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From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Greek Terracotta Oil Lamp
Hellenistic, 2nd-1st century B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Drum-shaped type with volute nozzle, large hole to the discus, lateral lug; inked 'L160' to base. 36.1 grams, 64 mm
Ex important German collection, 1970s onwards.
