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LOT 0576
Greek Terracotta Female Figures
6TH-5TH CENTURY B.C.
5 1/4 - 8 1/8 in. (2.39 kg total, 13.5-20.8 cm).
Group of mould-made terracotta figurines comprising: three head protomes with polos or diadem; three standing figures; five seated figures; some with restoration, minor losses. [12]
ProvenanceEx M.M., 1960s.
with Herbert A.Cahn, Basel.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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Circa 550 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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Greek Silver-Gilt Bow Brooch
6th-5th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £351
Comprising a thick tubular bow with applied gold collars, integral pin, hooked catchplate with lateral spurs. 18.7 grams, 46 mm
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Proto-Corinthian Painted Pottery Cup
7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
Broadly conical in form, with rounded shoulder, inverted rim, two slender D-shaped handles and gently splayed foot; painted polychrome concentric bands to the inner and outer faces and geometric sunburst pattern around the foot; restored. 70.9 grams, 16 cm
Acquired in the 1960s-1970s. Ex European private collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Cups of this typology, with glaze covering the body and even the foot occur in abundance at most sites where Corinthian imports are found. In Proto-Corinthian (soon after the middle of the seventh century) one finds both linear ornament and a neat, lively figure style, mostly with animals, which is inspired to some extent by eastern motifs such as lions and panthers.