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LOT 0567
Greek Terracotta Figure of a Boar
CIRCA 3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.
4 in. (236 grams, 10.4 cm).
Rounded in form with pinched and impressed facial detailing, ridge to the shoulders and rump, hollow to the underside; remains of a very old label to one side. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the property of Mr O.S., a late Suffolk, UK, gentleman, who acquired at auction from the 1960s.
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Cypro-Mycenaean Terracotta Vessel with Ibex
Iron Age, circa 1200-1000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,105
Stirrup jar with basal ring, globular body, remains of handle and neck; painted figure of an ibex with cross-and-dots motifs. 370 grams, 16.1 cm
Peter Cran collection, Scotland, who worked as an engineer for the Cypriot public works department 1931-1946; thence by descent. Acquired from Bonhams, London, 23 May 2012, no.6 (part). From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages and original lot tag. -
Italic Black Ware Vessel Group
6th-4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Comprising: biconical cup with carinated profile, flared rim and strap handle; similar with rounded underside and lugs to the equator; jar with trumpet-shaped mouth and lateral loops. 534 grams total, 9.4-11.2 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Greek Silver Ring with the Goddess Artemis Standing
4th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
With ellipsoid bezel, intaglio standing female figure with distaff and bow or staff, possibly Artemis; repaired. 10.36 grams, 20.60 mm overall, 17.50 x 19.12 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)
Formerly in an old collection formed in the 1970s. Ex Dutch gentleman. Property of a London gentleman.
This is classical Greek type ring dating to 4th century B.C., and the bezel shows a goddess standing naked. The position of the goddess recalls that of Hera or Aphrodite, in the Salting Group (Boardman, 2001, no.733), but the simple dress of the figure with the chiton seems to refer to Diana holding a hunting spear.
