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LOT 0536
Greek Terracotta Vessel Fragment Group
CIRCA 7TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
2 1/8 - 4 1/8 in. (264 grams total, 5.3-10.5 cm).
Comprising a variety decorated fragments including: four figural black-figure fragments; one with raised line decoration; one with raised bosses; a fragment with a gazelle facing back; one with painted motifs in red; and three other fragments with painted motifs. [12, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired early 20th century.
Ex property of UK lady by descent.
Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
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Greek Corinthian Terracotta Aryballos
Circa 6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Bulbous-bodied with a short neck, deep rim and strap handle; polychrome roundels to the mouth, orange line to the rim, dots around the shoulder and a five-petalled lotus flower blossoming on the main body, a five-rayed wheel at the centre of the flower and on the opposite side. 96 grams, 77 mm high
Ex P. A., Hertfordshire, UK, specialist collection of Greek art, 1980-1990s.
Corinthian aryballoi with floral quatrefoils or lotus flowers were produced in great numbers throughout the 6th century B.C. and probably into the 5th, and were also widely exported. The simple but distinctive decoration suggests that these vases may have had a specific contents, possibly used as an oil flask. -
Hellenistic Decorated Silver Bowl
Circa 3rd-2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
With everted flaring rim, the exterior plain, the interior with ridged band at the shoulder composed of alternating X-motifs, stylised opposing plants, and dots interspersed with transverse bands. 222 grams, 18.5 cm wide
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
Similar segment-shaped silver bowls with partial gilding, decorated on the inside with friezes in the form of garlands or wickerwork, have been found in many nomad mounds in the Caucasus region. Treister attributes them to Parthian workshops. Such cups could also be undecorated or decorated only with a frieze of Ionian cymatium along the edge. -
Greek Gold Floral Mount
Circa 4th-2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
The repoussé flower with seven petals and pierced through the pistil and once between the petals. 0.36 grams, 14 mm wide
Property of a UK gentleman, acquired 20 November 1981. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
