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LOT 0532
Greek Terracotta Artefact Collection
CIRCA 5TH-3RD CENTURY B.C. AND LATER
2 - 5 1/8 in. (739 grams total, 5.1-13 cm).
Including terracotta statue heads, amphora handle with old inked inscription on label to verso, which reads: 'AMPHORA HANDLE / PICKED UP ON SEA / BED OFF EAST SIDE / PARAMALI POINT, CYPRUS / 31 AUGUST 1968.' and other items. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a late Hampshire gentleman's collection, formed from the 1960s.
LiteratureCf. Karageorghis, V., Cipro, Crocevia del Mediterraneo Orientale, 1600-500 a.C. Milano, 2002, pp.207-208, figs.410, 413.
FootnotesOne of the terracotta heads belongs to a votive statue, which by its shape seems to belong to Demeter or to the priestess of the Mother Goddess venerated in the Sanctuary of Arsos (Cyprus). The other one, also votive, showing a high headgear, represents most probably a Phoenician divinity, or a Levantine head of a priest.
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Greek Terracotta Lekanis Lid
Circa 4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Discoid and convex with concentric rings to the upper face, knop handle with central recess. 34.6 grams, 77 mm
From the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent. -
Phrygian Bronze Bow Brooch
Iron Age, circa 8th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
With a right-angled, round-section bow with two pairs of bulbs, a hand-shaped catch. 9.1 grams, 35 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Greek Core-Formed Glass Amphoriskos
5th-3rd century B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Current Winning Bid: £1,000
Elongated piriform amphora shape, tubular neck and everted rim, decorated with polychrome festooning and trails, applied amber-green handles and knop foot. 152 grams, 18 cm high
Acquired early 1990s. Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private collection since 1998. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12206-222129.
