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LOT 0774
Greek Terracotta Oil Lamp
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.
3 1/4 in. (85 grams, 83 mm).
Biconvex in profile with short nozzle and impressed 'ear of wheat' motif; with old collector's ticket 'Ancient Greek Very pretty lamp of fine style in red glaze. 1st century. Quite perfect: a cabinet specimen.' [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Alexandria.
From the estate of a deceased Sussex private collector since the early 20th century.
Accompanied by an old original handwritten collector's ticket.
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LOT 0774
Greek Terracotta Oil Lamp
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
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Greek Terracotta Figure of Young Dionysos
5th century B.C.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £675
Modelled as a hollow torso nude of a youthful male, with a beardless face, full lips, tall nose and almond-shaped eyes; short curly hair with a thick wreath including a rosette, folded fabric draped over the right hand; mounted on a custom-made stand. 327 grams total, 15 cm including stand
Ex Prof. Hans Dahn (1919-2019), Lausanne; acquired 12 March 1954 from Donati in Basel (Dahn's list no.105).
It remains a matter of debate who these clay symposiasts- characterised by their specific, sometimes very imaginative headdresses- represent. They have been variously interpreted as Dionysos, heroised deceased persons or representative images of the urban elite. The type was particularly popular in Taranto. The recumbent man probably held a kantharos in his left hand and wore a coat that was tightly wrapped around his left arm. -
Greek Collection of Terracotta Vessels and Bases
5th-3rd century B.C.Estimate: £700 - 900 (‡+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £400
Mixed group of artefacts, including: a vessel fragment with a panther; a single-handled jug with painted circumferential bands; a low redware dish with an incised sunburst motif; a small lekythos with palmette design; a small lekythos with painted decoration; a squat vessel with two strap handles and a short neck, low relief spiral decoration on the base. 2.6 kg total, 3-17.5 cm
Ex Prof. Kurt Alder, Riehen; thence by descent. 1. two clay vessels and clay dish: ex Jacob Hirsch; with Galerie Fischer, Lucerne, Auction 17 November 1976, no.1493. 2. Apulian lekythos with palmettes: with Galerie Fischer, Lucerne, Auction 17 November 1976, no.1542. 3. Apulian lekythos: with Galerie Fischer, Lucerne, Auction 16–20, 1976, no.1542. 4. Daunian handled jug: with Galerie Koller, Zurich, Auction 34, no.2532. 5. potsherd fragment: with Münzen und Medaillen AG, Basel. 6. lebes with lid: acquired in September 1975. -
Greek Silver Ring with a Seated Ibex
5th–4th century B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Comprising a keeled hoop and an elliptical bezel engraved in intaglio with a seated ibex, its head turned back across its body. 3.72 grams, 20.59 mm overall, 16.43 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L 1/2, USA 6, Europe 11.87, Japan 11)
Abelita family collection, acquired during 1980–2015.
