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LOT 0053
Large Etruscan Statue of a Priest with Patera
2ND CENTURY B.C.
11 1/4 in. (1.23 kg, 28.4 cm high).
Modelled in the round standing figure with palla draped over the left shoulder and from the hips, extending to calf-length; the head with aquiline nose and dimpled chin modelled with a wreath of large leaves around the brow forming a corona; exaggerated eyes left blank to accept silver inserts; left arm bent, hand holding an incense-holder with cruciform design; right arm extended at shoulder-height with phiale mesomphalos offering dish; socket beneath left foot and screw-threaded post beneath right, repairs to both lower legs.
ProvenanceSotheby's, New York, 17 December 1996, no.79.
Private collection, New York, USA.
Accompanied by copies of the relevant Sotheby's catalogue pages.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13355-255463.
Cf. Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, under accession no.54.1088, for similar; see Haynes, S., Etruscan Bronzes, London, 1985, for discussion.
FootnotesThe figure is probably a devotee or priest of Diana preparing to make ritual observances with the offering plate and incense burner.
A group of similar figures was recovered from the shallows of Lake Nemi south of Rome, close to the site of the Temple of Diana.
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LOT 0053
Large Etruscan Statue of a Priest with Patera
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000€20,880 - 27,840 (for guidance only)$24,300 - 32,400 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£9,000 (EUR 10,440; USD 12,150) +BP*
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4th-2nd century B.C. or laterEstimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Bids: 8 | Current Bid: £65
Scaraboid type with incuse design to the underside of a winged gryphon with one foreleg raised; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.24 grams, 13 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Scythian Bronze Animal Mount Group
Circa 5th-3rd century B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £80
Comprising three mounts in the shape of an eagle with hooked beak, a wolf, and a leopard; each with D-shaped loop to the reverse. 7.1 grams total, 15-21 mm
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Etruscan Bronze Handle Pair with Heads of Medusa
6th-5th century B.C.Estimate: £10,000 - 14,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5,000
Each formed as a D-shaped fluted bar with the finials formed as grotesque Medusa heads (gorgoneia) in Archaic Greek style with protruding tongue and a pair of bearded snakes framing her forehead; mounted on custom-made display stands. 683 grams total including stand, handle: 10.9-11 cm wide
Ex private collection of Athos Moretti, Bellinzona, Switzerland, in the 1960s. with Christie's, London, 14 June 1978, lot 344. with Sotheby's, New York, 29 May 1987, lot 154. 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.11773-204596.
