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LOT 0500
Greek Terracotta Deep Glazed Bowl
2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
8 1/2 in. (335 grams, 21.5 cm wide).
Broad conical vessel on a small flat base with interior and exterior glazed black; the inner face decorated with incised, reserved concentric circles and a partially-preserved rosette with a dotted frieze in added white; vertical fissure in the wall, two small fragments reattached to the rim; partially misfired, due to the way the vessels were stacked in the oven; supplied with a display stand.
ProvenanceProperty of a private collector.
with Bonhams, London, 16 May 2002, no.551.
Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00075157.
Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Cf. Sparkes B.A., Talcott, L., The Athenian Agora XII, Black and Plain Pottery of the 6th, 5th, and 4th Centuries B.C., 2 vol., Princeton, New York, 1970, for overview of the type.
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Graeco-Persian Chalcedony Stamp Seal with Striding Boar
5th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Plano-convex seal with incuse boar image; Bivar notes in his description: 'Boar, charging to the left. The convexity of the bezel surface is rather untypical. The stone may have been resurfaced. Probably 5th to 4th century B.C.'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 7.09 grams, 25.3 mm
UK private collection, acquired 1980-1983. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note typed and signed by A.D.H. (David) Bivar. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12520-230315. 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. -
Etruscan Bronze Statuette of a Draped Hero
4th-3rd century B.C.Estimate: £18,000 - 24,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £9,000
Modelled in the round standing erect with right hand on his hip and left arm extending from the elbow resting on the left hip and with fingers curled to hold a staff or handle, wearing a loosely draped cloth over the left shoulder and drawn around the body to hang over the arms; ribbed cuffs to the boots; youthful face with tousled hair and slightly exaggerated lentoid eyes; C-shaped staple beneath the feet for attachment; supplied with a custom-made display stand. 506 grams total, 18.7 cm including stand
with Sotheby’s, Antiquities, London, 6 July 1995, no.130. Acquired by the present owner at the above sale. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12194-222321. 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.
The statue was probably a cult offering and presents an archaic Etruscan hairstyle, being part of the Italic statuettes produced as votive offering to the temples or for private lararia. His warrior status can be confirmed by his boots, typical of Etruscan and Latin warriors of archaic times. -
Cypriot Ceramic Horse and Rider
Circa 6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
Representing a warrior wearing a conical helmet, riding a horse with long neck and legs, short mane and tail; repaired. 140 grams, 14.7 cm high
Mr F.D. collection, acquired on the European art market, 1975 to present. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
The most popular animals in Cypriot coroplasts of the 8th and 7th centuries B.C. were horses, with or without riders, with long necks and decorated bodies. It is worth remembering that the horse in this period represented a status symbol for the military aristocracy and that bodies of sacrificed horses have been found in royal tombs.
