Loading, please wait...
_900x900.jpg "Greek Core-Formed Glass Aryballos")
_200x200.jpg "Greek Core-Formed Glass Aryballos")
.jpg "Greek Core-Formed Glass Aryballos")
LOT 0551
Greek Core-Formed Glass Aryballos
CIRCA 5TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
3 in. (70 grams, 78 mm).
In opaque blue glass, flask shaped with shallow vertical channelling and polychrome feathering, trails to the neck and broad everted rim; iridescent surfaces; restored.
ProvenanceEx Maurice Mathieu.
Acquired from Asfar, Lebanon, 1960s.
Art Auction, Rémy Le Fur & Associés, 10 October 2012, lot 130.
Accompanied by a copy of a French cultural passport no.116789.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 91.1.1348, for a comparable example.
CONDITIONTimeLine 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 0551
Greek Core-Formed Glass Aryballos
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
-
Life-Size Etruscan Terracotta Foot
Circa 200 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,900
From a statue; left foot with detailed lacing to the sandal; integral wedge below to provide the correct angle for the foot and ankle. 3.1 kg total, 28 cm wide including stand
From the collection of Platon Hobson (29 January 1937-3 December 2022), local dealer and previously a costumier in the film industry. -
Greek Terracotta Protome Mask
Circa 4th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Large D-shaped curved panel with female bust including detailed hairstyling. 194 grams, 13 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Corinthian Black-Figure Aryballos with a Lion
Circa 600 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,900
The squat oil flask with slender neck and broad everted rim, painted with rosette petals around the mouth and base, spots encircling the rim, horizontal stipes to the strap handle, vegetal motifs and the forequarters of a roaring lion to one face of the body. 41.7 grams, 55 mm
Acquired from Dr. Jean Lauffenburger, circa 1980. Private collection, Europe. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11850-206480.
