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LOT 0527
Greek Terracotta Female Protome
EARLY 5TH CENTURY B.C.
3 7/8 in. (107 grams, 99 mm).
Tongue-shaped in plan and hollow to the reverse, female bust in high-relief with palla head-covering; pierced for attachment.
ProvenancePrivate collection Ebnöther, Switzerland, before 2001.
Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00121356.
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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Discoid in plan with trumpet-shaped spout and strap handle; old collector's label ' Ancient Greek / Exceedingly rare Etruscan Plaque in black ware / BC 400-300 / Excavated at Orvieto / Quite perfect / From Lord Devereaux's coll'n.'. 120 grams, 10.2 cm
Believed to have been part of the Duke of Northumberland collection. From an early 20th century collection with reference no.6/? From a Hampshire, UK, private collection. Accompanied be an early 20th century inked information packet. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Cypriot Head of a Youth with a Floral Crown
Late Archaic, late 6th-early 5th century B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £360
Modelled in three-quarter view, limestone face of a youth with almond-shaped eyes with broad upper lids under a flat brow; eyeballs contoured by a fine outer groove and lips with the 'archaic' smile; rosette wreath over spiral-shaped, voluminous curls framing the forehead; the surface abraded and some curls lost; reverse trimmed and smoothed at an angle; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 958 grams total, 24.6 cm including stand
Jean-Louis Debauve (1926-2016). with Jean Renaud Geoffroy & Yves Becquet Auction, Paris, 16 November 2018, no.225. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
The head probably originally belonged to one of the votive statuettes, mostly hewn from limestone, which are frequently documented for the Cypriot region at this period. -
Greek Terracotta Bellied Askos with Handle
4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
Unglazed ring above the foot, biconvex profile with carinated shoulder, loop handle and domed mouth, Western Greek type. 167 grams, 10 cm
with Beaussant Lefèvre, Paris, 3 March 2006, no.89. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00035644. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
