Loading, please wait...
Details
LOT 0556
Greek White Ground Pottery Collection
5TH CENTURY B.C.
1 1/8 - 3 in. (88 grams total, 29-75 mm).
Comprising various vessel fragments, some with linear decoration, and one important fragment with the image of a Ephebos, covered by a red-brown himation. [8, No Reserve]
Provenance
From a deceased estate, UK.
Acquired on the UK art market.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Literature
Cf. University College Dublin, Death in White and Colour. An exhibition of Attic White Lekythoi of the 5th c.B.C., Dublin, 1967, pl.1.
Footnotes
The fragment with the Ephebos is realised in a style similar to the Thanatos painter. Usually the figure of the young man is opposed to a woman, and the young man is usually holding a fillet. The hairstyle of the young man seems to point to the third quarter of the 5th century B.C.
CONDITIONVETTING:
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
RELATED LOTS
-
Greek Xenon Black-Glazed Mug with Laurel Leaves
South Italic, circa 4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
With broad everted rim, band of vertical strokes to shoulder, laurel leaves below. 47 grams, 55 mm high
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Greek Bronze Head of a Grotesque Man
3rd century B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,111
Hollow-formed 'moneybox' with exaggerated nose and lips, small crescent-and-pellet ears, low-relief eyes with impressed pupils, small lock of hair to the scalp, vesica-shaped socket to the underside; pierced at the scalp and at the right ear. 67 grams, 48 mm
with Artemis Gallery, Munich, before 1998. Acquired by the present owner from the above in 2003. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12212-222320. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Hellenistic Shallow Glass Dish
3rd century B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Broad dish with carinated profile and curved flange rim; lotiform decoration to underside with central starburst tondo. 114 grams, 12.7 cm
Private collection of Mr S.A., Düsseldorf, formed prior to 1967. Private collection, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12813-241336. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
