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LOT 0531
Indo-Greek Terracotta Forger's Mould Group
CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
1 - 1 1/4 in. (43 grams total, 25-32 mm).
Group of discoid clay moulds for casting contemporary counterfeit coins. [7, No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed in the 1990s.
Acquired from a central London gallery.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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Etrusco-Corinthian Terracotta Piriform Aryballos
Circa 600-550 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
With piriform body, narrow neck and broad rim to the mouth, broad strap handle; painted with radiating strokes to the mouth and shoulder, band or pellets and tongue pattern to the foot; old collector's label 'C Vecchia', probably Civita Vecchia, a seaport serving Rome. 96 grams total, 10 cm high (10.5 cm high including stand)
Private collection Hertfordshire, England. with Ancient Resource Auctions, 2 December 2013, no.124A (US$ 2,500-4,000). Property of a South Australian private collector, with collection reference 14.04. Accompanied by detailed collector's catalogue pages including description and image. -
Etruscan Bronze Bow Brooch with Phallic Pendants
Circa 7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
With integral spring and pin, catched formed as a hand, segmented bow with low-relief detailing, five (of seven) short chains with phallic dangles. 21 grams, 71 mm
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. -
Italo-Corinthian Terracotta Aryballos with Soldiers
8th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £455
Bulbous vessel with narrow neck, broad rim to the mouth and short strap handle to the rear; frieze of warriors with spears and large round shields to the equator, circumferential rings and pellets to the rim. 92 grams, 69 mm high
From an early French collection, pre 1960.
From the eighth to the seventh centuries B.C. Corinthian pottery was widely exported, especially to Greek colonies in South Italy and the coast of Asia Minor. They were used to hold perfumed oil and were an essential item for the wealthy and emerging middle classes of the time. In Italy, especially Etruria, local workshops produced imitations for a clientele of Greek settlers as well as local populations with a taste for Greek products and fashions.
