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LOT 0078
Greek Black Ware Kantharos
5TH CENTURY B.C.
9 in. (565 grams, 23 cm wide).
A black-glazed terracotta kantharos with two integral ear-shaped handles with internal bridges and ledges to the exterior, collar to stem and discoid foot; possibly Boeotian.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980s-1990s.
H.N. collection, Milton Keynes, UK.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 1993.197, for similar.
FootnotesA kantharos is a drinking cup with two handles.
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Greek Bearded Hermes Head
1st -2nd century A.D.Estimate: £40,000 - 60,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £20,000
A carved marble head of Hermes with densely curled hair, stern facial expression beneath a broad brow, luxuriant curled beard falling in waves and cut square at the lower edge; mounted on a custom-made display stand; a Roman copy after a 5th century B.C. Greek original. 32.2 kg total, 52 cm high including stand
Slot to top of head.
with Chaucer Fine Arts Ltd, 1980s. English private collection. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Marina Mattei and Dr Laura Maria Vigna. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11615-199747.
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