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LOT 0075
Life-Size Etruscan Terracotta Foot
CIRCA 200 B.C.
11 in. (3.1 kg total, 28 cm wide including stand).
From a statue; left foot with detailed lacing to the sandal; integral wedge below to provide the correct angle for the foot and ankle.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of Platon Hobson (29 January 1937-3 December 2022), local dealer and previously a costumier in the film industry.
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Etruscan Bronze Figure of Warring Mars
6th century B.C.Estimate: £8,000 - 10,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £4,000
The Etrusco-Italic warrior Laran (Roman Mars) modelled in the round, representing a young muscular hero with long torso and rounded shoulders, wearing a high-crested Illyrian helmet with grooved perimeter, a hole above each ear for attaching an ornament; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 326 grams total, 16.2 cm high including stand
Ex collection Koutoulakis. Ex Gorny & Mosch, Munich, 17 June 1999, lot 2051. with Sotheby's, New York, 12 June 2001, lot 16. 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.11803-206793.
The statuette assumes the position of the 'warring Mars', which characterises the numerous Etruscan and Italic statues of the god produced as votive offerings to the temples or for private lararia. The god is depicted as taking part on a military march with his left leg advancing, his raised right would have held a spear and the left hand a shield. -
Greek Gold Insect-Shaped Pendant
Circa 4th-3rd century B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Possibly in the form of a fly; composed of a heart-shaped body with filigree and granules defining the body and two wings, a collared suspension loop representing the head and eyes. 0.55 grams, 13 mm
Collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
Greek Attic Black-Figure Lekythos with Fighting Hoplites
6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,380
The piriform body tapering towards the splayed foot, D-section strap handle and calyx-shaped mouth with flat rim; the body painted with a scene of two duelling hoplites, dressed in full armour comprising shields, greaves and helmets, dressed in short chitons and assisted by their arbiters holding staffs and dressed in long himation; the shoulder with palmette decoration and facing figures of a man and a woman with long garments around the shoulder; restored. 381 grams, 23 cm high
Old Swiss collection. Acquired in Europe before 2011. Private collection, Europe. 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.11815-206482.
To the Greeks, lekythoi were containers for dispensing oil. The characteristics shape of this vessel was that of a long body, narrow neck, one handle and a cup-shaped mouth. The shape was fit for the function of the lekythos: the narrow neck prevented the unnecessary loss of oil by enabling small amounts to be distributed evenly and the mouth to collect the excess. The represented scene is probably taken from the Iliad and could represent the combat between Ajax and Hector, assisted by arbiters.
