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LOT 0585
Greek Terracotta Spindle Flask
HELLENISTIC, LATE 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
3 1/8 in. (3 5/8 in.) (24 grams total, 80 mm high, 93 mm including stand).
With a narrow neck and carinated mouth, developing to a biconical body and flared foot; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Scottish gentleman’s collection, Glasgow, formed from the early 2000s.
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Greek Gold Ring with Artemis Gemstone
Hellenistic, 2nd century B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Hollow-formed shank with broad plaque and inset garnet cabochon intaglio profile bust of Artemis in high-relief; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 11.27 grams, 26.91 mm overall, 17.95 x 20.72 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)
European art market. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12219-222340. -
Greek Blackware Short-Stemmed Kantharos
Circa 5th-4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
With a flared foot, tapering body and two lateral high strap handles with ribs to the outer edges, the sidewall set off from the foot by a carination. 354 grams, 23 cm wide
Ex Norri collection, Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire, UK, 1980s-1990s. -
Cypriot Terracotta Horse and Rider Figure
8th-6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,560
A horse and rider figure modelled in the round, standing on elongated stub legs, stout neck with stylised painted mane and coat detailing, waisted muzzle with raised almond-shaped eyes defined by painted roundels, solid colouring to the muzzle and short tail; rider represented by a torso and D-shaped head, arms reaching for the horse's neck and gripping its mane, painted detailing to the arms, hands and face. 206 grams, 15.5 cm wide
Fine condition.
London deceased estate, 1960s-1970s. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Terracotta figurines of horse and rider were common grave offerings in Boeotia, northwest of Attica, particularly during the 6th century B.C. Representations of warriors on horseback were already diffused in the Geometric Period, and widely employed in Cyprus, in this same period. The image of our rider, although influenced by Cypriot designs, does not show typical Cypriot characteristics, and indeed his kausia cap suggests a northern Greek origin.
