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LOT 0085
Greek Core-Formed Glass Aryballos
4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
3 1/8 in. (67.7 grams, 80 mm).
Lentoid in plan with rounded base, ribbed sides, short neck with flared and folded rim; dragged and marbered trails to the body, applied trails to the neck.
ProvenanceEx Mr Maurice Mathieu, acquired from Asfar, Lebanon, 1960s.
with Art Auction, Rémy Le Fur & Associés, 10 October 2012, no.130.
Private collection, London.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 91.1.1348, for a comparable example.
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Large Greek Apulian Red-Figure Skyphos with Maenad
4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £9,100
With stepped foot and two loop handles to the rim, egg-and-dart border; Side A: female in loosely draped chiton holding a dish in her raised left hand and advancing towards an altar, looking to her rear and with her right arm extended; Side B: nude male in similar pose to the female, with mantle draped over his left elbow, gripping a thyrsus, the head wrapped in a band or taenia; volute scroll beneath each handle. 1.74 kg, 34 cm wide
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12364-226707.
The thyrsus in the hand of the male figure implies that he is a worshipper of Dionysus, and this impression is strengthened by the casual discarding of his clothing which is draped over his arm. The female may then be interpreted as a Maenad, a member of the group of devotees who accompanied the god and led the celebrations in his worship. A combination of protracted and vigorous dancing combined with wine-drinking led to an ecstatic frenzy in which the god was honoured. -
Greek Silver Istrus Drachm Pendant
2nd century B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £211
Drachm with two male heads to obverse, the left inverted, eagle and dolphin to reverse; clasp-mounted in a modern silver frame with ring and loop. 8.08 grams, 39 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Hellenistic Gold Dolphin Amphora Pendant
2nd-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £624
Formed as an amphora with dolphin handles, oval carnelian bead below with granulated collar; loop and suspension ring above. 2.2 grams, 32 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970s-2000s.
