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LOT 0580
Hellenistic Terracotta Water-Carrier Figure
2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
6 3/8 in. (478 grams, 16.1 cm).
Hollow-formed on a rectangular base, nude female supporting an amphora; with possibly later enigmatic inscription to base 'ΘEA HOMBRIOS'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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Phoenician Core-Formed Glass Juglet
6th-4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
With dragged trails to the body and applied annular rim. 12 grams, 44 mm
Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
Boeotian Terracotta Figure of Satyr Playing an Aulos
5th-4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Modelled in the half-round, hollow to the underside; Satyr shown crouching, nude, playing an aulos, a double-reed musical instrument; plain to the reverse. 66 grams, 88 mm
Private collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, 1994, thence by descent. -
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Greek Archaic Laconian Black-Figure Kylix Fragment Group Attributed to the Rider Painter
550-540 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,820
Comprising six fragments from a bowl once decorated with concentric circles around a central disc with expanding black rays, remains of palmette to the sides of the handle; the internal base with two facing warriors holding spears and a wreath, the older one depicted with a beard. 67 grams total, 34-89 mm
Acquired in Europe before 1990. Private collection, Europe. 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.11820-206481.
The Rider Painter was a Laconian vase painter active between 560 and 530 B.C. and is considered to be one of the five great vase painters of Sparta. He painted various forms predominantly kylikes but also lebetes, a form rare in this area. He mainly painted scenes from mythology, such as figures like Cadmos or Heracles, and tales such as the blinding of Polyphemus. In addition, he realised pictures from everyday life. The attribution of these fragments to his workmanship can be supported by the motifs painted on the exterior decoration of the vessel, and by the shape of the birds and figures. The illustrated scene fits within the warrior society of Spartan Laconia.
