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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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LOT 0531
Indo-Greek Terracotta Forger's Mould Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
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Hellenistic Terracotta Water-Carrier Figure
2nd-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Hollow-formed on a rectangular base, nude female supporting an amphora; with possibly later enigmatic inscription to base 'ΘEA HOMBRIOS'. 478 grams, 16.1 cm
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. -
Greek Geometric Terracotta Piriform Jar with Handles
Late Helladic IIIB, 1300-1200 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
With small flared foot, broad body and rounded shoulder, everted rim and two loop handles to the shoulder; painted bands of linear ornament. 280 grams, 15 cm
Acquired from Gallery Gryphos, Munich, 2000s. European private collection.
Deposits from Mycenae, Korakou and Nichoria are relatively rich in painted jugs, small stirrup and piriform jars. The pattern usually employed on piriform jars preserves a rim decoration of short strokes, neck being solidly painted. Following an usual syntax, a line group appears on the upper shoulder below the neck. Bases are solidly painted, except for an occasional thin reserved area on the lower base edge. -
South Italian Blackware Kantharos with Ivy Branch
5th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
The high-handled drinking cup with carinated lower body, discoid feet and vines painted to the equator. 525 grams, 22.2 cm
Acquired in the late-1980. Ex S.A. collection.
