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LOT 0567
Greek Gnathian Black-Glazed Thistle Jug
SOUTH ITALIC, 5TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
4 in. (157 grams, 10.2 cm).
With flared neck, everted rim, loop handle and pedestal base of Magna Graecian (Gnathian) workmanship; to the neck a band of white ovolo motifs above ochre bands, a white wavy line, ochre dots, a white and ochre meander and red solid bands. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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Greek Gold Pomegranate-Shaped Pendant
Circa 5th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Comprising a hollow-form body with detailed calyx below, the suspension formed as a hollow collared bead with a thin connecting loop. 0.29 grams, 18 mm
From the collection of a late Japanese collector, 1970s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Fruit were generally considered to be a symbol of sensuality, temptation and fertility; the giving and accepting of fruit may be regarded as a symbolic sexual act, or at least a prelude to marriage. It follows naturally that the pomegranate, with its innumerable fleshy seeds symbolising life and fecundity, was an attribute of Aphrodite. -
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Greek Bronze Head of Alexander 'The Great'
3rd-2nd century B.C.Estimate: £8,000 - 10,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,778
Modelled in the round with wavy hair brushed forwards, large lentoid eyes in low-relief, angular nose and small mouth; attachment lug to underside; mounted on a custom-made stand. 142 grams total, 10.2 cm including stand
Collection of Mr C., Geneva, Switzerland (1936-2016), assembled between 1985 and 2010. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12857-241703. 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. -
Archaic Greek Bronze Kouros Handle
Western Greek, circa 480 B.C.Estimate: £8,000 - 10,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £3,500
The handle formed as a nude youth supporting a panel of double volutes and half-palmettes, long braided hair falling at the back of the neck and on his forehead; the legs joined and ankles extended, the feet enclosed in pointed shoes, palmette below; accompanied by the basin with inverted rim, a pair of parallel lines to the outer rim; the handle and part of the rim detached and mounted separately on the custom-made display stand. 1.35 kg total, 45.5 cm high including stand
with Herbert A. Cahn, Basel, 1990s. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00075168. 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 no.12462-228709. 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.
