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LOT 0045
Greek Terracotta Citharode
6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
3 3/8 in. (62 grams, 86 mm).
D-shaped in section with close-cut hairstyle, standing, holding a cithara supported on the left arm, strumming with the right hand.
ProvenanceEx Shlomo Moussaieff (1925-2015), Israel.
European private collection.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13107-246791.
Cf. Wardle, A., Musical Instruments in the Roman World, London, 1981, figs.66-79, for Graeco-Roman artworks of people playing cithara.
FootnotesThe cithara was the instrument of the ‘virtuosi’, the principal concert instrument of the ancient Greeks. Its sound box was made of wood and was much bigger than that of the lyra. Strips of copper or horn were commonly incorporated into it, which resonated in sympathy with the strings, giving a great breath of sound.
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LOT 0045
Greek Terracotta Citharode
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
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