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LOT 0531
Hellenistic Terracotta Head of the Goddess Demeter
CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
3 in. (74 grams total, 78 mm high).
Hollow-formed and with rounded facial features; wavy hair with central partition, dressed with a tall diadem. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection.
Acquired Spink, York, UK, 2009.
Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
Cf. Capano, A., 'Il culto di Demetra nella Lucania antica,' in Basilicata Regione. Notizie, 2017, pp.128-151, fig.23, votive head from San Chirico Nuovo.
FootnotesThe head is probably from a cult statuette of Demeter. Statuettes of the goddess, seated or standing, or even busts, are well documented in the south of Italy, both among the Greek colonists and the local populations; many have been excavated from regional sanctuaries.
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LOT 0531
Hellenistic Terracotta Head of the Goddess Demeter
Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
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1st millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £910
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with a London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. -
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Gold Necklace with Agate Pendant
1st century B.C.-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £15,000 - 20,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £7,500
A Graeco-Roman or Phoenician chain of loop-in-loop links and thick suspension ring, gold dome with bands of applied granules capping an egg-shaped banded agate drop. 26.19 grams, 48 cm long
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Villanovan Terracotta Kyathos with Zoomorphic Handle
Circa 7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Small impasto kyathos with carinated profile, basal ring, zoomorphic handle with spurs above. 113 grams, 10 cm wide
Belgium (Uccle) – Haynault Ventes Publiques, Collectibles Auction, 21 September 2021, lot 15. Property of a South Australian private collector, with collection reference 21.100. Accompanied by a detailed collector's catalogue page including description and photograph.
Villanovan culture is often regarded as the earliest phase of Etruscan civilisation in the Iron Age.
