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LOT 0506
Hellenistic Lead Weight
CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
2 in. (107 grams, 51 mm).
Square in plan with D-shaped extension to the top, obverse with high-relief tree flanked by symbols, sides with running zigzag, reverse with ankh symbol on a lattice field.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Cypriot Terracotta Head of a Warrior
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
With conical helmet bearing vertical lines of impressed points (representing rivets), applied square-cut beard and domed eyes; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 95 grams total, 87 mm including stand
Ex Sotheby's 2003-2005. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Etruscan Terracotta Satyr Antefix
4th century B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
D-shaped in profile with high-relief mask of a satyr within a looped frame; hanks of curling hair to the brow and temples with berries to the fillet, lentoid eyes, broad nose, curling moustache and beard; ledge below and arched ridge to the reverse; mounted on a custom-made stand. 6.77 kg total, 30 cm including stand
Acquired from Faustus Ancient Art Ltd, London, 1990. Private American collection. with Christie’s, London, 27 October 2009, no 9. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Christie's 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 a search certificate number no.12062-217441.
The antefix belongs to the typical decorative scheme of alternating maenad and satyr head antefixes that were mainly produced in Cerveteri. Heads were often placed in temples and displayed identifying features such as wavy hair and large, almond-shaped lidded eyes, and were lavishly painted. These typologies of antefixes generally look quite similar and appear to have identical colour schemes with dark red skin, and with darker shade of red applied to the hair below the ears and on top of the head and inside the ears. -
Phoenician Terracotta Head Collection
4th-2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Including one with tongue-shaped headdress and painted detailing, one with radiating hair and chignon to the rear, and other types; each mounted on a custom-made display stand. 308 grams total, 7.3-10.7 cm including stand
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.
