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LOT 0620
Greek Standing Terracotta Goddess Group
5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
5 7/8 - 8 1/4 in. (769 grams total, 15-21 cm).
Two hollow-formed standing figures with an infant held to the chest; the third similar, C-shaped in section. [3, No Reserve]
Provenancewith H.A.C., Basel, prior 1999.
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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Opening Bid: £1,667
Conical bowl with three horizontal grooves cut to the inner rim, a pair of concentric circles to the underside; remains of iridescence. 375 grams, 15.7 cm
Dr Jutaro Kawabe, Nagoya, Japan, his collection formed in the 1960s-1970s. with Hoshigaoka Gallery until the late 1990s. Private collection, London, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12828-241335. 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.
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8th century B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Stylised bird figure perching on a convex panel, shank beneath pierced and lug finial pierced perpendicularly. 16.9 grams, 60 mm
Acquired in the 1994. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, 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.