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LOT 0595
Hellenistic 'Spindle-Shaped' Unguentarium
3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.
4 1/8 in. (37 grams, 10.6 cm).
Ovoid body with slender tubular stem and neck, flat discoid base and everted rim; traces of black paint around the neck and rim. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private family collection of Ersula Barter-Hemmerich, the longest serving member of staff working at the United Nations, her private collection formed in the 1950s and 1960s; thence by descent to her grandson.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Mainly triangular-section and leaf-shaped types. 21 grams total, 20-36 mm
From an English collection formed before 2000. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Greek Bronze Vessel Handle with Medusa
4th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Comprising an ellipsoid domed plaque with grotesque gorgoneion in high-relief, ribbed loop handle. 257 grams, 94 mm
Acquired on the European art market in the early 2000s. with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Archaic Greek Terracotta Mounted Warrior
7th-5th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Modelled in the round as a mounted warrior, the stylised horse modelled standing on stub legs, with a long neck, the warrior holding a shield in his left hand, right hand and arm raised to eye level, wearing a crested helmet; restored and mounted on a custom-made display stand. 250 grams total, 13 cm including stand
Acquired before 1990. From an old German collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Terracotta figurines of horse and rider were common grave offerings in Boeotia, northwest of Attica, particularly during the 6th century B.C. Representations of warriors on horseback were already widespread in the Geometric Period, and also widely employed in Cyprus in this same period. The image of our rider, although influenced by Cypriot designs, does not show typical Cypriot characteristics, and indeed his kausia cap suggests a northern Greek origin.
