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LOT 0041
Greek Apulian Blackware Epichysis with Floral Design
MAGNA GRACIA, CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
7 1/4 in. (217 grams, 18.5 cm).
Blackware with spool base, domed upper face, tall neck with spout and strap handle to the rear; the spool with laurel-leaf band in white, the upper face with tendrils in cream and ochre. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a private Rutland, UK, collector, formed from at least from the 1990s.
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Greek and Roman Bronze Statue Collection
4th century B.C.-4th century A.D.Estimate: £3,500 - 4,500 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,750
Comprising: an Etruscan figure of Turms (Greek Hermes), standing and holding a patera in his right hand, original lead mounting beneath; a standing figure of nude Aphrodite, possibly later; figure of a Baubo with her legs bent and right hand touching her genitals; two standing bronze figures holding offerings. 352 grams total, 63-96 mm
Hermes from the estate of a Swiss gentleman, Ticino, before 1970. Sardinian figure ex private collection of Prof. Dr Hans (1918-1984) and Dr Ines (1922-2013) Jucker, classical archaeologists, Bern, Switzerland. with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12669-236450. -
Greek Terracotta Protome Mask
Magna Graecia, early 5th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Tongue-shaped in plan and hollow to the reverse; obverse with female bust in high-relief with palla head-covering. 75 grams, 10.3 cm
From an old Bath antiquities collection. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman. -
Thracian Bronze Twisted Neck Torc
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,690
Composed of a single twisted rod forming a triple loop with looped terminals, five rectangular-section straps securing the structure. 60 grams, 14 cm
From a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s.
