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LOT 0567
Greek and Other Terracotta Vessel Collection
MID 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.-EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM A.D.
3 5/8 - 4 3/4 in. (500 grams total, 9.3-12 cm).
Including a piriform redware vase, small ewer with strap handle and other items. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent.
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Greek Campania Black Glazed Ware Oinochoe
4th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Tapering body and broad rounded shoulder decorated with incised vertical ribs, trefoil mouth, integral handle, everted foot with tapered edge. 215 grams, 12.6 cm
From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent.
Such oinochoe vessels were produced in southern Italy from the 4th century B.C., most probably in the Greek colony of Campania. These vessels were characterised by a bulbous body with an elegant design, and by a black metallic glaze of a very fine quality, conferring a marvellous, smooth exterior surface. -
Etruscan Gold Spiral Ring
8th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Comprising a D-section band with median band of raised ropework; S-curved format. 5.45 grams, 19.01 mm overall, 15.21 mm internal diameter (approximate size British F, USA 2 3/4, Europe 3.67, Japan 3)
with Arts d'Orient Archaeology, Paris, 7 June 2006, no. 556. Ex Galerie Dominique Thirion, Brussels, Belgium. From the private collection of Mr K.A. -
Greek Gold Earrings with Female Heads
Hellenistic, 2nd-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,470
Each a hollow-formed female head with stephane to the brow, granulated collars flanking biconvex bulbs, tapering twisted shank curved to meet the gussetted loop above the head. 5.93 grams total, 25-28 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
