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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
Sotheby'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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Greek Iron Spectacle Brooch with Pin
Iron Age, circa 4th century B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Formed as a single rod in two large tightly-wound coils with integral pin and catch to reverse. 48.3 grams, 10.8 cm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
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Greek Gold Ring and Carnelian Gemstone with Asclepius and Hygeia
Hellenistic, 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Comprising a gold wire hoop with panels of baluster detailing, scrolled and securing a gold cell with an inset cabochon gemstone; to the domed face, the god Asclepius with caduceus symbol; to the flat face, goddess Hygeia standing holding a serpent; some usage wear. 2.12 grams, 22.48 mm overall, 14.21 x 16.13 mm internal diameter (approximate size British F 1/2, USA 3, Europe 4.3, Japan 4)
Private collection, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13357- 259200.
Asclepius, son of Apollo and Coronis, was the Graeco-Roman god of medicine, healing and prophecy. He had two daughters with Epione, the goddess of soothing - Hygeia (goddess of health) and Panacea (goddess of healing). -
Fragment of an Attic Red-Figure Cup Depicting a Satyr Copulating with a Maenad, Attributed to Epiktetos
Circa 520–490 B.C.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
Dynamic scene featuring a nude, muscular satyr engaged in coitus with a young maenad; the satyr depicted with long curly hair and long dressed beard, a crown of ivy leaves resting on his head, holding the hand of the maenad with his right hand and her waist with the other; the maenad depicted in a half-kneeling position with her right hand grasping the beard of the satyr; partial Greek inscription above 'KTETO' referring to the artist Epiktetos. 31.2 grams, 11.7 cm
Oswald Burchard collection, Zurich, until 1983. M. Hess collection, Hotel Jura, Basel. Private collection, Germany. Private collection, London. One fragment, Antikenmuseum [ACR] Auctions, 17, 30 June 2015, no.14. Two fragments, Bertolami Fine Art, Auction 43, 19 April 2018, no.55. Comprising three fragments, subsequently joined. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13326-258216.
Epiktetos is considered a master of the circular image and painted mainly the interiors of cups—specifically "eye-cups," so named because of the two painted eyes on the exterior, which likely served an apotropaic function. His so-called "bilingual" vases feature black-figure painting on the interior, while the exterior of the bowl is decorated in the red-figure style. He painted few mythological scenes (Theseus confronting the Minotaur; a red-figure cup fragment attributed to him depicts Hermes, Apollo, and Artemis or large-scale compositions; instead, he mostly depicted scenes from daily life (an archer, a mounted warrior, figures at a banquet, a sculptor at work as well as erotic scenes featuring men or satyrs.
