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LOT 0593
Greek Attic Black-Figure Eye Cup Fragment Depicting Dionysos Riding a Donkey
CIRCA 510-480 B.C.
3 in. (19 grams, 78 mm).
Irregular fragment depicting a bearded and draped figure of Dionysos riding a donkey; repaired.
ProvenanceFrom the stock of a former UK antiquarian, acquired at trade fairs and from private collection formed in the 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Europe.
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LOT 0593
Greek Attic Black-Figure Eye Cup Fragment Depicting Dionysos Riding a Donkey
Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
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4th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
With a flat-section hoop, each finial formed as an offset serpentine head; hollow to the underside. 1.35 grams, 19.95 mm overall, 14.77 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H, USA 3 3/4, Europe 6.18, Japan 6)
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Modelled in the round, horse in advancing pose with one foreleg raised, flange base; old collector's number '170439' to base; old label '170[...]' and '102' to lower body; neck repaired. 1.15 kg, 19.4 cm
Private collection of Baron d’Ussés. Acquired by F.B. Spiridon, New York, believed before 1894. Acquired by Eleanor Magruder (1852-1906), and thence by descent to her heirs in 1906. Accompanied by photographs of the object on display at the Smithsonian Institution and of the corresponding accession catalogue entry. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13108-248975. -
Greek Attic Red-Figure Fragment Depicting an Erect Phallus
Early 5th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,430
A rectangular fragment with a male hip area depicting thighs, an erect phallus and an emphasised pair of testicles; probably belonging to a satyr. 5.65 grams, 37 mm
From the stock of a former UK antiquarian, acquired at trade fairs and from private collection formed in the 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Europe.
