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LOT 0092
Greek Terracotta Head Fragment
6TH-5TH CENTURY B.C.
10 5/8 in. (1.1 kg, 27 cm high).
Hollow-formed with neatly dressed hair confined by a cap or fillet; traces of pigment to the eyes.
ProvenanceAcquired early 1990s.
Ex private American collection; thence by descent.
Private Swiss collection since 1998.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11607-198986.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 74.51.1473, for a comparable face identified as Cypriot.
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LOT 0092
Greek Terracotta Head Fragment
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)
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Scythian Bronze Antelope Mount
Circa 4th-3rd century B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Openwork with mounting lug to the reverse; animal in active pose with S-curved tail. 50 grams, 60 mm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Cypriot Redware Cup with Wishbone Handle
1450-1200 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Cup or bowl of spherical shape, unpainted, fitted with a wishbone handle. 96 grams, 14 cm
Ex P.A., Hertfordshire, UK, specialist collection of Greek art, 1980-1990s.
The presence of Achaeans in Cyprus, in late Cypriot II, also significantly influenced the life of the island from a ceramic production point of view. The social changes and new habits that developed among the elites of the main urban centres of the island included elaborate funerary displays, a means through which the emerging elite could express its identity and differentiate itself from other social groups. The ceramic forms were often cups intended for elaborate libation rituals, symposia, or ceremonies equivalent to Near Eastern marzeah, during which drinking services including kraters for mixing wine, cups and jugs were used. Alongside the more elaborate Achaean pottery, local Cypriot pottery (white-slip and base-ring) was still in use. -
Greek Core-Formed Glass Amphora
Circa 3rd century B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Miniature with piriform body, carinated rim, applied handles and discoid foot, with polychrome geometric motif to the equator. 45.2 grams, 47 mm high
Fine condition.
Paris collection, 1990s. From an important Paris gallery, France. Ex private Parisian collection.
