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LOT 0080
Greek Terracotta Amphoriskos with Fishnet Pattern
ATTIC, 4TH CENTURY B.C.
5 7/8 in. (98 grams, 14.9 cm).
Elongated piriform amphora shape with short pedestal foot, tubular neck and everted rim, applied round-section handles to the neck and body; decorated with polychrome palmettes, cross and net motif.
ProvenancePrivate collection, France, 1970s.
with Marta Bryl, Galerie Keramion, Paris, 2019.
Cf. The British Museum, museum number 1896,0201.99; Princeton University Art Museum, object number y1933-8.
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LOT 0080
Greek Terracotta Amphoriskos with Fishnet Pattern
Estimate £2,500 - 3,500€2,900 - 4,060 (for guidance only)$3,380 - 4,730 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£1,275 (EUR 1,479; USD 1,721) ‡+BP*
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Large Parthian Glazed Faience Figure of the God Astarte
Circa 2nd century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
The nude goddess modelled facing with her right hand resting on her left breast. 885 grams, 33.3 cm
Mayfair gallery, early 1990s. Ex North American gentleman collection. -
Greek Bronze Votive Plaque with Inscription for Artemis Lochia
4th-3rd century B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (‡+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £10
A flat rectangular plaque with a punched dotted inscription 'ΘΕΚΡΙΤΑ ΑΡΤΕΜΙ… ΛΟΧΙΑΙ' to one face, pierced to the top for suspension; an inked inscription to the reverse 'Afort 3024'. 107 grams, 12.2 cm
Collection J.R., New York, 1981. with Artemis Gallery Auction, USA, 14 October 2015, no.55.
The inscription at the top of the plaque, ΘΕΚΡΙΤΑ ΑΡΤΕΜΙ… ΛΟΧΙΑΙ, identifies it as a votive pinax dedicated to the goddess Artemis Lochia, the protector of pregnant women and women giving birth. Sanctuaries of Artemis Lochia are attested in Brauron and Pergamon. The plaque was folded several times in antiquity. On the reverse, a ledge at the edge, indicating that the plaque was soldered onto something in antiquity. -
Greek Carnelian Dolphin Amulet with Gold Loops
Circa 5th-3rd century B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Modelled in the round as two connected dolphins with finely carved facial details and fins, with a golden wire twisted around their bodies forming an attachment loop to the top. 1.73 grams, 19 mm
From the collection of a UK gentleman, London, UK, by descent from his family collection, 1970s.
