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LOT 0582
Greek and Roman Pottery Sherd Group
4TH CENTURY B.C.-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 4 3/8 in. (868 grams total, 2-11.2 cm).
Including shards of bowl and other vessels, marble block and other items. [18, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from Brigantia Antiques, York, circa 2003.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
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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Greek Apulian Black-Glazed Prochous
Circa 320 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
With pedestal base, piriform body, tapering neck with beak-like spout and tall strap handle to the rear; the body painted in a series of bands of strokes, ovolo motifs, waves, pellets and pendant vineleaves in white, cream and ochre; label to underside 'Apulian Gnathian Prochous CA. 320 B.C.'. 176 grams, 18.3 cm
Ex Fred Bentley Sr. GA (1926-2019). with Ahlers & Ogletree Inc., USA, 10 November 2023, no.343. Private collection, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Greek Terracotta Female Protome
6th-5th century B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £180
Head of a girl with long hair and curls framing the forehead; elongated, oval face with almond-shaped eyes, slender nose and round chin; the lips forming an Archaic smile; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 33 grams total, 79 mm including stand
with Herbert A. Cahn, Basle, 1990s. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00075470. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Small mould-made heads were used for female divinities, sphinxes and sirens, or attached to pottery as plastic ornaments. The figure was wearing a polos, a small, drum-shaped headdress designating in this period a divinity. -
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Etrusco-Italic Bronze Warrior or Laran, God of War
Archaic, 6th century B.C.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,500
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. 326 grams total, 16.2 cm high including stand
Ex 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.
The 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.
