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LOT 0598
Greek Terracotta Head of an Actor
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
3 in. (69.3 grams, 75 mm).
An expressive polychrome vase formed as the head of an actor wearing rosette earrings, open mouth and applied pupils, short neck with everted rim above and a small strap handle to the rear.
ProvenanceEx Louis-Gabriel Bellon, France, (1819-1899).
with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12667-236389.
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LOT 0598
Greek Terracotta Head of an Actor
Estimate £3,500 - 4,500€4,060 - 5,220 (for guidance only)$4,730 - 6,080 (for guidance only)
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Monumental Early Etruscan Impasto Kyathos
7th century B.C.Estimate: £3,500 - 4,500 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,750
Fluted body tapering to a narrow foot, the shoulders decorated with tiered bosses, short neck with flared mouth; wide handle perforated with a triangle. 1.18 kg, 25 cm wide
Estate of Mr Bruno Fellinger (1926-2016), Küsnacht, Switzerland. with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12648-236390.
Buccheroid impasto is the name attributed by modern archaeologists to wheel thrown pottery. The clay in these specimens is less refined, and the firing techniques less precise than in the later bucchero ware.
