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LOT 0085
Greek 'Lord Elgin's' Attic White-Ground and Black-Figure Lekythos, Circle of the Aischines Painter
CIRCA 450 CENTURY B.C.
6 3/4 in. (173 grams, 17 cm).
Attic white-ground and black-figure cylindrical lekythos; circle of the Aischines Painter; on the body an outlined figure of Nike with torch; above, a maeander, and on the shoulder two circles of rays; mouth missing, foot replaced; small hole behind the head filled up, the colour partially rubbed.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of Lord Elgin (BAPD 12703).
Ex Coins and Medals, Attic Red-Figure Vases, Basel, Special List N, May 1971, no.48.
Ex Imhof collection, Germany.
Acquired Bonhams & Brooks, London, 26 April 2001, no.37.
From the C.K. private collection, Graz.
with Gorny & Mosch, Munich, 30 June 2017, no.15.
Property of a North London collector.
Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams & Brooks and Gorny & Mosch catalogue pages, and the original Bonhams & Brooks lot tag.
Once in the collection of Lord Elgin. With the corresponding pages of the M&M and Bonhams catalogues (copies).
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LOT 0085
Greek 'Lord Elgin's' Attic White-Ground and Black-Figure Lekythos, Circle of the Aischines Painter
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,860
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Cypriot Terracotta Head of a Warrior
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
With conical helmet bearing vertical lines of impressed points (representing rivets), applied square-cut beard and domed eyes; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 95 grams total, 87 mm including stand
Ex Sotheby's 2003-2005. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Villanovan Impasto Oinochoe with Graffiti
Circa 8th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £624
Three-lobed mouth with elongated beak, truncated-conical neck, shoulder with a convex profile, biconical body, low and flat foot, double rod handle set on the mouth and shoulder; small hole below equator. 592 grams, 21 cm high
Showplace Auction Centre, auction 308, lot 174. Property of a South Australian private collector, with collection reference 23.09. Accompanied by detailed collector's catalogue pages including description and photograph.
There is a similar vessel in Collection CA p18 n17 without decoration. The form is the same (height 25cm). Different varieties of it are known depending on the high or short neck, the flattened or globular or ovoid body, the flat or ring-shaped or splayed foot, the ribbon-like handle or the single or multiple rod. The known specimens come from different localities: Narce, Faleri, Bisenzio, Vetulonia, Tarquinia, Volsiniese countryside, upper Fiora valley. For parallel with ribs, see Antikenmuseum Basel + Sammlung Ludwig, p. 19, E 9, Schnabelkanne aus Impasto, first half seventh century, height 22.6cm. The shape of this handmade pot is particularly bold and simple. The few attached ribs, the bar handles brought together at the top, the high neck and the steep, cloverleaf-shaped mouth form ascending lines, but at the same time contribute to the balance of the shape due to their curve. These pots have primarily been found in Bisenzio, where they were probably made. -
Hellenistic Lead Weight
Circa 2nd-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Square in plan with D-shaped extension to the top, obverse with high-relief tree flanked by symbols, sides with running zigzag, reverse with ankh symbol on a lattice field. 107 grams, 51 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
