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LOT 0638
Greek Alabaster Pyxis
MID 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 5/8 in. (168 grams, 68 mm).
Barrel-shaped in profile with flared foot, broad shoulder and gusseted neck, flange to the mouth; knop handle to lid.
ProvenanceCollection Mr. K. Ex collection Mr.
H, acquired in Switzerland in the early 2000.
Private collection, 2010.
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 0638
Greek Alabaster Pyxis
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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Archaic Greek Mounted Terracotta Warrior
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Terracotta figurines of horse and rider were common grave offerings in Boeotia, northwest of Attica, particularly during the 6th century B.C. Representations of warriors on horseback were already widespread in the Geometric Period, and also widely employed in Cyprus in this same period. The image of our rider, although influenced by Cypriot designs, does not show typical Cypriot characteristics, and indeed his kausia cap suggests a northern Greek origin. -
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A musician wearing a broad leaf-shaped headdress, arms bent clasping a D-shaped rhoptron tambourine; red pigment to the headdress, carefully modelled ears, eyes and other facial features; mounted on a custom-made stand. 283 grams total, 16 cm including stand
Fine condition.
Formerly in an old Tokyo collection. Property of a Japanese gentleman, acquired early 1990s. with Timeline Auctions, London, 4 September 2019, no.904. Private collection of John Meredith, thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
