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LOT 0045
Greek Terracotta Amphora with Palmettes and Standing Figure
APULIAN, 4TH CENTURY B.C.
14 3/4 in. (1.6 kg, 37.5 cm high).
Piriform-bodied with two handles flanking a stepped neck and mouth, stemmed foot with chamfered edge; polychrome painted shell ornament together with a figural panel; possibly a marriage.
ProvenanceEx collection of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman, 1990s.
LiteratureCf. The J. Paul Getty Museum, number 79.AE.25.1, for a vessel of very similar form.
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LOT 0045
Greek Terracotta Amphora with Palmettes and Standing Figure
Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
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Hellenistic Rock Crystal Vessel
4th-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
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Ambassador Carlo Perrone-Capano, Grantham, South Kesteven, Lincolnshire, 1960s. -
Graeco-Persian Bronze Ring Group
2nd century B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £416
Mainly comprising rings composed of a hoop with stepped shoulders and an oval bezel, most displaying an incuse human or animal figure. 52 grams total, 21-25 mm
Ex private collection, 1980s. Acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s. -
Minoan Lentoid Rock Crystal Seal
Circa 1450-1375 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,470
Displaying an incuse bull or other horned quadruped looking backwards; drilled for suspension. 3.63 grams, 18 mm
Acquired in 1970. with Coins and Antiquities, formerly known as D.J. Crowther Ltd, Mayfair, London, UK. Private collection of a London antiquarian.
The style of the lentoid seal has similarities with an agate lentoid seal from Fourni, Archanes, dated to the last period of the Cretan Palace in Knossos, before the island was occupied by the Achaeans. On the Cretan lentoid seals, single animals or a group of animals are plentiful. One of the most common motifs is that of a reclining or standing animal. Single animals are sometimes depicted with contorted bodies.
