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LOT 0507
Greek Black Glazed Terracotta Kylix and Cover
CIRCA 300-200 B.C.
3 1/2 - 5 3/8 in. (147 grams total, 9-13.6 cm).
Comprising a squat body with two lateral loop handles and a trumpet-shaped base, dished lid with disc handle; with old collector's label: 'Ancient Greek / Smsall Kyli with cover / BC 300-200 / Excavated at Corinth / A rare and desirable specimen from Sir Sheridan Fry's coll'n.'. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceBelieved to have been part of the Duke of Northumberland collection.
From an early 20th century collection with reference no.12/6.
From a Hampshire, UK, private collection.
Accompanied be an early 20th century inked information packet.
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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Hollow-formed standing male in floor-length robe with copious sleeves, the left hand held across the chest and the right hand raised palm-outward; short hair combed forward in a severe style; tiered base. 1.53 kg, 37 cm
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Greek Terracotta Female Antefix
Archaic, 6th-5th century B.C.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,250
Mould-made figure of a female upper body with tall curved and conical headdress, hair dressed in braids falling to her shoulders and flanking her breasts, arms spread and right hand curled to grip a handle or sword-hilt; beneath, a tapering mounting peg for attachment to a roof. 411 grams, 26 cm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. 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.12207-222349. 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.
