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LOT 0614
Hellenistic Terracotta Statuette of a Wreathed Young Woman
LATE 4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
6 7/8 in. (257 grams, 17.5 cm).
Standing on a rectangular base, hair divided in regular stripes with voluminous locks, head slightly bowed, the bare arm resting on her right hip; the left leg is visible under the pleated undergarment chiton and slanted himation.
ProvenanceEx Belgian art market, 2020.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. Mavrogonatou, A., Terracotta figurines as grave offerings in Veroia: the funerary dimension of Aphrodite and Eros in female and child burials of the Hellenistic rock-cut chamber tombs, Thessaloniki, 2018, pl.29, p.30, for similar.
FootnotesThe statuette finds comparisons among examples that can be dated between the 4th century and the middle of the 3rd century B.C. It shows some traces of the original polychromy, characterised by strongly contrasting hues, keeping in with the local style.
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LOT 0614
Hellenistic Terracotta Statuette of a Wreathed Young Woman
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
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6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Each seated on a high-backed throne, wearing a polos headdress with two long braids falling from underneath the headdress, wearing a long chiton. 266 grams total, 9.5-11.7 cm
with H.A.C., Basel, prior 1999. 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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Large Greek Geometric Terracotta Oinochoe with Swastikas
8th century B.C.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
With flared mouth, wide neck, bulbous body and ring foot, painted in brown and red matte glaze; geometric pattern spread over several registers separated by bundles of encircling stripes, triangles with hatching inside them, neck with metopes containing swastikas, rosettes and rhombuses with a band of rhombuses beneath; the shoulder with five line friezes arranged one above the other; the body decorated with meander and a band of rhombuses and triangles with hatching below, a broad black stripe (in places reddish as a result of misfiring) to the lower part; transition to the ring foot and ring foot painted black; wide strap handle attached to the shoulder and painted on the outside with a wavy line framed by dots, edge stripes and three small stars, the connecting bar patterned with stripes; museum-quality restoration. 2.04 kg, 35.5 cm
Ex Madame P., Paris. 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 search certificate number no.12460-228686. 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.
Vessels of the Geometric Period (900-700 BCE) are easily recognisable by their abstract decorative designs, which had their origin in woven textiles and baskets. While early period pottery typically has sparse geometric motifs on a black background, the amount of the decoration increased progressively to the point that objects from the late Geometric period are often entirely covered - in this example, even the strap handle. -
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Circa 2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Ellipsoid in plane and planoconvex in section with incuse chariot, driver and horses. 1.2 grams, 20 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.
