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LOT 0534
Greek Terracotta Protome Mask
4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
4 3/8 in. (169 grams, 11.2 cm).
Moulded in the half-round with soft facial features and hair drawn back framing the face. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent.
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Including a stepped statue base and other items. 496 grams total, 2.6-14.4 cm
Ex property of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1969-1999, thence by descent. -
Greek Glass Comic Face Pendant
Phoenician, 6th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
D-shaped face with applied oblate beads to form the hair and beard, loop above. 4.32 grams, 31 mm
Private collection of a London gentleman, acquired between 1965–2020. -
Greek Sandstone Head of Bearded Man
400-300 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £138
Carved in funicular vessel with gusseted base, vertical ribbing, obverse with carved bearded bust with frame. 1.32 kg total, 22 cm
Believed to be acquired from Bonhams. From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
