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LOT 0583
Greek Terracotta Zebu Statuette
CIRCA 4TH-2ND CENTURY B.C.
3 1/4 in. (145 grams total, 83 mm wide including stand).
Modelled with the head turned to one side, hump behind the shoulders. rounded rump; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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Greek Black-Figure Oinochoe
6th century B.C.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
With pinched three-lobe mouth and strap handle; threads and details highlighted in purple; decorated scene in square metope comprising two dancing figures, one male and the other female, probably symposiasts; the male naked, holding a stick in his right hand and with the other arm carrying his coat; the female, a hetaera, dancing and running to the right, wearing a long chiton and a coat. 423 grams, 20.3 cm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection since the late 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12089-218152. -
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Minoan Stone Vessel
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
Of conical profile with raised ropework detailing to the broad shoulder. 1.48 kg, 14.6 cm wide
Private European collection, 1992. Thence by descent. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12086-218214. -
Greek and Other Pottery Fragment Group
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Including flange-rimmed bowl, piecrust-based bowl, amphora and other types. 2.9 kg total, 3.5-25.5 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.
