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LOT 0566
Greek Lead Actor's Mask Weight
CIRCA 4TH-2ND CENTURY B.C.
1 in. (31.1 grams, 26 mm).
D-shaped and plano-convex in section with raised hair, lentoid eyes, large cup-shaped mouth. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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Greek Gold Ring and Earring Set with Rosettes
4th-3rd century B.C.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,778
Comprising: matched pair of earrings, each a hollow-formed disc with applied rosette motif in filigree; finger ring with twisted rod shank and swivel attachment to a drum-shaped bezel with similar applied rosette, granule clusters to the rim. 14.59 grams total, 22-32 mm
London collection; acquired on the UK art market 1971-1974. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12152-217076. -
Villanovan Impasto Amphora
Circa 10th-8th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
With a scalloped design on the body and twin symmetrical handles rising from the shoulder; restored. 790 grams, 18.5 cm wide
From the Rempte collection, Upstate New York, USA; acquired before 1980. Ex Artemis Gallery, Colorado, USA, 4 August 2016, lot 10. with a Chicago, USA, collection. Ex Harlan J. Berk Ltd, Chicago, USA. Acquired from Palmyra Heritage Gallery, New York, 27 April 2020, lot 2. Property of a South Australian private collector, with collection reference 20.22. Accompanied by detailed collector's catalogue pages including description and photograph.
The terracotta has a distinctive shape, characterised by vertical grooves and frequently incised double spirals. The style was indigenous to Italy. The handles were thin and flat, while their sharp curves imply that the vessel’s shape originated from metallic prototypes, like shown by silver examples with gold handles found in the Regolini-Galassi Tomb in Caere (modern Cerveteri). -
Greek Painted Terracotta Rhyton Fragment
Circa 4th-2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Finial from a rhyton with stylised zoomorphic detailing: elongated snout, applied lozengiform eyes in lobe protrusions, horns or antlers above; curved conical body with tiered inner face, applied red pigment detailing. 442 grams, 15.5 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
