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LOT 0538
Italo-Corinthian Terracotta Piriform Juglet with Animals
6TH-5TH CENTURY B.C.
2 3/4 in. (40 grams, 71 mm high).
With applied handle and integral foot, medial frieze of running animals and horizontal lines; band of pellets to the mouth.
ProvenanceFrom an early French collection, pre 1960.
LiteratureCf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession numbers 17.194.224 and 199407, for type.
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LOT 0538
Italo-Corinthian Terracotta Piriform Juglet with Animals
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
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Cypriot White-Slip Ware Tankard
Circa 1600-1450 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
Globular body above a flared foot, tapering neck and flared rim, two lateral strap handles (one absent) and broad thumb-rest with scooped slot to upper edge; applied bands of painted hatching in strap and lozenges panels. 550 grams, 20.5 cm
with Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, 26 May 1982, no.411. with Christies, New York, 11 June 2003, no.95 (part). From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Christies catalogue pages and the original Christie's lot tag. -
Cypro-Archaic Red Polished Ware Zoomorphic Jug Group
Circa 1400-600 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Group of three spherical jugs each with a tall neck and lateral loop handle; two with second smaller loop to the other side. 878 grams total, 9.8-15 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. -
Etruscan Terracotta Warrior Statue Leg Fragment
Circa 6th century B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Fragment of a hollow-formed statue of a warrior, the thigh and hip area with painted armour detailing; mounted on a custom-made stand. 535 grams total, 16 cm high (20.5 cm high including stand)
Ex private collection L.G., The Netherlands. Acquired from Treasuregate Art of the Ancients, Brussels, Belgium, in 2015. Property of a South Australian private collector, with collection reference 15.10. Accompanied by a copy of a Treasuregate Art of the Ancients certificate of authenticity with ref no.2015-11-22-03. Accompanied by detailed collector's catalogue pages including description and photographs.
The armour on the figure is the short-sleeved chitoniskos which was worn under the cuirass and protected the flexing areas around the groin and buttocks. The figure probably formed part of a frieze on a temple.
