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LOT 0075
Greek Terracotta Head of a Goddess
5TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
6 1/8 in. (164 grams total, 15.5 cm including stand).
Hollow-formed female head in high-relief moulding with hair swept back, mounted on a custom-made stand.
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market in the early 2000s.
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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Greek Terracotta Figure Fragment Group
6th-4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Including hollow-formed busts, body fragments and other types. 632 grams total, 3.8-15.5 cm
with H.A.C., Basel, prior 1999. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Greek Terracotta Female Protome Group
Early 5th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Each tongue-shaped in plan and hollow to the reverse, female bust in high-relief with palla head-covering. 350 grams total, 9.5-11.4 cm
with H.A.C., Basel, prior 1999. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Villanovan Bronze Cup
750-730 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Hemispherical in profile with flat rim. 183 grams, 12.9 cm
Ex London, UK, collections, 1990s-2000s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
In the necropolises of Southern Etruria, around the second half of the 8th century B.C., new technologies were used, which also involved metalworking. Alongside simple bronze cups intended for everyday use, similar magnificent examples containing a flourish of impressed or engraved geometric motifs were made.
