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LOT 0566
Greek Terracotta Votive Head
4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
1 3/4 in. (36 grams, 44 mm).
Modelled in the round, female head with hair drawn back in a chignon, tilted angle to the neck. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent.
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Including fragments of ewer and jar, some with painted decoration, partly re-assembled, and other items. 7.9 kg total, 1.5-21.5 cm
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. -
Greek Bronze Ring Bezel Group
4th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising two discoid bezels, one with a dog pouncing on a bird, the other with a seated figure holding a bird in his hand, possibly depicting Zeus. 4.8 grams total, 20-21 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Greek Core-Formed Glass Amphora
4th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
Polychrome glass amphora with applied trail decoration to the body and spirals around the neck, two applied handles to shoulder. 32.6 grams, 83 mm
Formerly in North American collection, 1990s. Ex Lyon and Turnbull, Edinburgh, Scotland.
