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LOT 0580
Greek Glass Gem with Quadriga
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY B.C.
3/4 in. (1.2 grams, 20 mm).
Ellipsoid in plane and planoconvex in section with incuse chariot, driver and horses.
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market in the early 2000s.
with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.
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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Archaic Cypriot Bronze Dish
7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Hemispherical with low profile and gently flaring walls, flat base. 52 grams, 10.7 cm
Ex London, UK, collections, 1990s-2000s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The Greek name for a shallow, round bowl, generally with a round boss in the centre, appears to have been phiale, which is described as resembling a shield (Aristotle, Rhetoric, III, 4, 1 1; Poetics, 21, 12), and as without handles. -
Archaic Greek Mounted Terracotta Warrior
7th-5th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Modelled in the round as a mounted warrior, the stylised horse modelled standing on stub legs, with a long neck and detailing to its eyes; the warrior holding a shield in his left hand, right hand and arm raised to eye level, wearing a crested helmet; restored and mounted on a custom-made display stand. 410 grams total, 16 cm high including stand
Acquired before 1990. From an old German collection. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Terracotta figurines of horse and rider were common grave offerings in Boeotia, northwest of Attica, particularly during the 6th century B.C. Representations of warriors on horseback were already widespread in the Geometric Period, and also widely employed in Cyprus in this same period. The image of our rider, although influenced by Cypriot designs, does not show typical Cypriot characteristics, and indeed his kausia cap suggests a northern Greek origin. -
Greek Corinthian Piriform Terracotta Aryballos
Circa 625-600 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Comprising a piriform body with small flared foot, narrow neck and broad flat mouth, strap handle to rear. 59 grams, 10.3 cm
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
