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LOT 0528
Greek Terracotta Votive Collection
5TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
2 - 9 7/8 in. (2.2 kg total, 5.2-25 cm).
Comprising twenty-two ritually broken votive fragments, including heads, torsos, and larger pieces with dress and limb detailing. [22]
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market in the 1970s.
with Herakles Numismatik und Antiquitäten GmbH, München, Germany.
Kept in the UK since 2000s.
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Cypriot Votive Limestone Head of a Young Man
6th-4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,600
Modelled in the round with soft youthful features, short beard, small mouth and large lentoid eyes, tousled hair with a diadem above the brow; socket to the top of the head and remains of a spur to the reverse; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 3.86 kg total, 26.5 cm high including stand
Joseph Klein collection, formed in New York 1941-1980, thence by descent. Acquired from Bonhams, London, 24 October 2012, no.2. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12002-212101.
Votive sculptures were the commonest form of Cypriot sculptures of the period. They were erected within the precincts of temples or covered sanctuaries, around the altar at which the god was worshipped. Thus, on Cyprus, the statuary was conceived as an ex-voto, an image expressing the desire of the believer to enter into intimate communion with and reside under the eternal protection of the gods. -
Archaic Greek Gold Bead Group
Circa 800-600 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
Matched pair of hollow-formed globe beads with surface of domes each with a granule cluster finial. 12.36 grams total, 31 mm each
From the property of the late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999. -
Etruscan Terracotta Warrior Statue Leg Fragment
Circa 6th century B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Fragment of a hollow-formed statue of a warrior, the thigh and hip area with painted armour detailing; mounted on a custom-made stand. 535 grams total, 16 cm high (20.5 cm high including stand)
Ex private collection L.G., The Netherlands. Acquired from Treasuregate Art of the Ancients, Brussels, Belgium, in 2015. Property of a South Australian private collector, with collection reference 15.10. Accompanied by a copy of a Treasuregate Art of the Ancients certificate of authenticity with ref no.2015-11-22-03. Accompanied by detailed collector's catalogue pages including description and photographs.
The armour on the figure is the short-sleeved chitoniskos which was worn under the cuirass and protected the flexing areas around the groin and buttocks. The figure probably formed part of a frieze on a temple.
