Loading, please wait...
Details
LOT 0077
Greek Attic Terracotta Lekythos with Battle Scene
500 B.C.
6 3/4 in. (270 grams, 17.1 cm).
With flared foot, broad shoulder an trumpet-shaped mouth, strap handle to the rear; painted frieze with scene of two warriors fighting on foot with spears, watched by four silhouetted spearmen with pointillé detailing.
Provenance
Acquired in Germany, 2006.
Private collection, Europe.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12382-226969.
Literature
See Haspels, C.H.E., Attic Black Figured Lekythoi, Paris, 1936 for over view; Beazley, J. D., Attic Black-Figure Vase-Painters, New York, 1978, pp.463-464, for type.
CONDITIONVETTING:
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
LOT 0077
Greek Attic Terracotta Lekythos with Battle Scene
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)
RELATED LOTS
-
Archaic Greek Horse Head Protome
Circa 8th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Comprising a tapering tubular neck and notched crested mane, slender head with prominent ears, bulbous eyes, slit mouth; iron attachment pins in situ; lateral vent. 42.8 grams, 43 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
.jpg)
Greek Terracotta Female Bust
Circa 6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
Modelled in the round wearing a polos headdress and large disc earrings, the segmented hair retained by a diadem and falling to the shoulders; finely modelled facial features with lentoid eyes and full pouting lips; mounted on a custom-made stand. 1.4 kg total, 24.5 cm including stand
with Petit Musée, Montreal, Canada, 1995. Acquired Bonhams, London, 28 November 2017, lot 74. Private collection of Professor Kenneth Graham, London, UK. Accompanied by the original catalogue page and a copy of the original invoice. -
Hellenistic Terracotta Oil Lamp with Cornucopiae
2nd-1st century B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £83
With circular body and raised rim, round central filling-hole flanked by cornucopiae; long broad nozzle with rounded spout-like termination; handle with three ribs. 62 grams, 10.5 cm
Collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
The principal parts of a Graeco-Roman lamp were: a) the body or reservoir which contained the oil (infundibulum); the flat circular top (discus) on which the design was placed, sometimes with an ornamental rim; the edge (margo); the nozzle (rostrum, nasus, myxus) with a hole for the insertion of the wick (ellychnium); and the handle (ansa, manubrium,).
