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LOT 0517
Greek Terracotta Head Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/2 - 4 1/8 in, (118 grams total, 4-10.5 cm including stand).
Comprising: a head of a kore wearing a tall polos crown; head of Eros; a head of a lady with almond-shaped eyes and Archaic smile; a rectangular plaque with low-relief nude figure; all mounted on custom-made display stands. [4]
ProvenancePrivate collection, before 1970.
with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.
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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Cypriot Alabaster Alabastron
6th-4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
With a slender piriform body and two lug handles, conical neck with everted rim. 72 grams, 11 cm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
An example of the greater variability in form is the stone type with alabastron body and anthropomorphic top, sculpted with the upper body of a female. These types have been found in the eastern Mediterranean and Italy dating from the 7th century to the mid to late 6th century and can be divided into two groups: an eastern group beginning in the seventh century, based on Mesopotamian prototypes, and probably produced on Cyprus, as evidenced by its close relation to contemporary Cypriot sculpture; and a western group dating to the first half of the sixth century and produced in Etruria, probably in imitation of eastern examples. -
Hellenistic Gold Pendant with Cabochons
Circa 2nd-1st century B.C.Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
Plaque with granulated border, two carnelian cabochons and loop to reverse. 1.48 grams, 12 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Greek Terracotta Geometric Jug with Handle
Geometric Period, 7th-6th century B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
With a bulbous body and low basal ring, tubular neck with pinched trefoil spout and a wide strap handle to the rear; the body decorated with densely arranged circumferential bands, a panel of Greek key motifs on the neck, the handle with horizontal stripes and a central X-motif. 735 grams, 23.7 cm
Swiss private collection, 1980-1990s. Private collection, Bern, Switzerland. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12654-236373. 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.
