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LOT 0520
Greek Terracotta Head Collection
CIRCA 4TH-2ND CENTURY B.C.
1 1/2 - 2 7/8 in. (116 grams total, 37-72 mm).
Comprising four head fragments, one fragment of the upper torso of a male, and a bird fragment. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a Cambridge, UK, gentleman, by direct descent from his father, who acquired the items in London in circa 1960.
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LOT 0520
Greek Terracotta Head Collection
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
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Greek Black Glazed Terracotta Dish
5th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Squat in profile with a rounded rim and flared foot. 149 grams, 10.2 cm wide
Acquired on the London art market. TimeLine Auctions, 4 June 2017, no.1447. Private collection, Suffolk. -
Greek Terracotta Female Protome
Early 5th century B.C.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £650
Mould-made female protome with oval face, graceful nose and typical "archaic" smile; forehead framed by snail-shell curls descending to shoulder-height; with a low polos with a central perforation and large disc earrings. 606 grams, 19.5 cm
Ex Herbert A. Cahn, Kunst der Antike, Basel, 1997. with Paul and Vreny Vosseler-Studer, Riehen. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00057826. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12474-228714.
The presence of cults in Magna Graecia, although they fell within a well-established pantheon, in which the deity representing the Great Mother or Mother Earth, protector of fertility, natural and human fecundity, as well as health, was the most ancient, traces back to the figure of Demeter. In terracotta statuary, especially in Lucania, the goddess became the prevalent subject of votive or propitiatory offerings, reproduced in numerous variations of pose. The most common is the seated position, a distant tradition and widespread in the ancient world, the so-called 'goddess enthroned' with its multiple meanings, which allowed it to be adapted to various forms of worship. Demeter is a female deity connected to the earthly world and fertility, and therefore also present in Lucanian religiosity. The theme of the archaic protome—a head severed just below the neck—was transformed and expanded between the 5th and 4th centuries B.C., into that of the bust, finished just above the waist. -
Greek Bronze Ring with Bust of a Philosopher
3rd-2nd century B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £110
Lentoid-section hoop with integral disc bezel, incuse profile bust of a bearded, balding male. 5.38 grams, 24.33 mm overall, 19.56 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
