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LOT 0549
Indo-Greek Terracotta Forger's Mould Group
CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
3/4 - 1 1/8 in. (47 grams total, 20-29 mm).
Group of discoid clay moulds for casting contemporary counterfeit coins. [11, No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed in the 1990s.
Acquired from a central London gallery.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 0549
Indo-Greek Terracotta Forger's Mould Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
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Greek Terracotta Situla
4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
Piriform in profile with broad shoulder, slightly raised rim, two raised lugs each formed as a male bust with crimped headdress, mask of Hercules below wearing the lionskin hood. 1.19 kg, 25 cm high
Ex Marinescu-Roth-Virzi collection, Switzerland, 1970-1993. Accompanied by a copy of a photograph of the artefact on display. -
Greek Campanian Black-Glazed Kernos
Late 4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,560
Comprising a round pedestal supporting four small offering pots, interspersed with four female face protomes; looped handle to the centre with parallel strokes in low-relief. 623 grams, 16 cm high
From the West German collection of H.W. Acquired from the De Mynter, Belgium, in 2011. with Gorny and Mosch, Munich, 3 June 2017, no.52. Private Portuguese R.M. collection. Accompanied by a previous catalogue information slip.
The kernos can be recognised by a series of small cups on the lip, with examples dating back to the Bronze Age. It was used to store offerings made to the gods, specifically in cults pertaining to Demeter and Persephone. The receptacles probably contained foodstuffs, or perhaps flowers, and a lamp was sometimes placed in the centre. Kernoses, such as this, were often carried in processions at the Eleusinian Mysteries (secret initiation rites celebrating the goddesses Demeter and Persephone) and were an important object for Greek religious life. Kernoses are thus closely related to the agrarian cult and to the myth of Persephone and Demeter, the goddess of fertility and agriculture. The myth is recounted in an Homeric Hymn (c. 650 B.C.) according to which Persephone, Demeter’s daughter, was seized by Hades, the king of the underworld, who brought her to his kingdom to make her his wife. Distraught, Demeter caused a terrible drought, which continued until Persephone returned to her mother from the underworld. Having consumed pomegranate seeds whilst she was in the Underworld, she was only able to be with her for a few months of the year. -
Greek Gold Earring
Circa 4th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Formed as a horn with applied filigree and granule detailing below the rim. 0.59 grams, 12 mm
Ex collection of the Chierroni family, Paris, France, formed between 1980-1990s. Property of a French collector.
