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LOT 0510
Greek Terracotta Fragment Group
4TH CENTURY B.C. AND LATER
1 1/2 - 2 7/8 in. (120 grams total, 39-73 mm).
Including a trumpet-shaped pot lid, D-section model animal and other items. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1979-1999.
London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent.
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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Greek Terracotta Black Glazed Bowl
4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
With lustrous black glaze with metallic shimmer; shallow bowl on ring foot; fine double drill-hole in the ring for suspension; carinated inner edge, carinated lip to sidewall; base in reserve with two concentric circles in red; old collector's label 'N12960' to underside. 153 grams, 10.1 cm
Private collection Bavaria. By descent, in possession of the family since 1960s-1970s. German art market, 2013. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00111200. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
South Italian Painted Terracotta Wine Jug
4th-2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Piriform with convex rim, lentoid-section handle and discoid foot; polychrome painted bands and lines decorating the equator and inner mouth, dash to handle. 227 grams, 13.5 cm high
Acquired in Europe before 1994. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Etruscan Bronze Harpy Finial
5th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
In the form of a harpy, comprising a facing female mask with lobed headdress on a tapering neck, crescentic lateral wings and tails with feather detailing, central column with claw foot; beneath, a scrolled panel developing to a four-toed claw; hollow to reverse of mask and claw, fixing stud and mounting ledge to reverse. 55 grams, 96 mm
Acquired in Germany, before 2000. English private collection. with Bertolami Fine Arts Ltd, Auction 88, no.162. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
