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LOT 0536
Greek Terracotta Spindle Flask
HELLENISTIC, LATE 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
4 3/4 in. (72 grams, 12 cm).
With long narrow neck developing to a fusiform body and flared foot. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a Cambridge, UK, gentleman, by direct descent from his father, who acquired the items in London in circa 1960.
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Large Etruscan Statue of a Priest with Patera
2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £21,320
Modelled in the round standing figure with palla draped over the left shoulder and from the hips, extending to calf-length; the head with aquiline nose and dimpled chin modelled with a wreath of large leaves around the brow forming a corona; exaggerated eyes left blank to accept silver inserts; left arm bent, hand holding an incense-holder with cruciform design; right arm extended at shoulder-height with phiale mesomphalos offering dish; socket beneath left foot and screw-threaded post beneath right, repairs to both lower legs. 1.23 kg, 28.4 cm high
Sotheby's, New York, 17 December 1996, no.79. Private collection, New York, USA. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Sotheby's catalogue pages. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13355-255463.
The figure is probably a devotee or priest of Diana preparing to make ritual observances with the offering plate and incense burner. A group of similar figures was recovered from the shallows of Lake Nemi south of Rome, close to the site of the Temple of Diana. -
Thracian Silver Twisted Torc
5th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £702
Penannular torc twisted around its axis with tapering finials. 221 grams, 19.7 cm
Acquired in the early 1970s. Private collection, Suffolk. -
'The Metropolitan Museum of Art' Cypriot Limestone Votive Head of a Man
Circa 5th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,860
Finely carved votive head with almond-shaped eyes and strong nose, lips set to a gentle smile, typical of the Greek kouroi of this period, wearing a conical headdress leaving the ears exposed; set on its original base from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, with item number '163' and three sale labels on the base. 367 grams total, 13.1 cm high including stand
Likely discovered by Luigi Palma di Cesnola in Cyprus, 1860s-70s. Collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, likely acquired from the above in 1872. Collection of Ira Martin, New York, acquired from the above on 12 March 1926. with Christie’s, New York, Antiquities, 5 June 1998, no.133. Private collection, thence by descent.
