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LOT 0638
Mycenaean Painted Pottery Alabastron
13TH-11TH CENTURY B.C.
3 5/8 in. (190 grams, 93 mm wide).
Drum-shaped with a sloping shoulder, short neck, trumpet-style neck and mouth and a gently rounded base; three loop handles at regular intervals around the shoulder; reddish-brown painted geometric bands and cross-hatching against a cream slip.
ProvenanceEx private collection, Holland.
Acquired from Royal Athena Gallery, 2003, stock no.LAE07/2500.
Accompanied by an original Royal Athena label.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11852-206835.
Cf. The British Museum, museum number 1886,0415.14, for similar type; cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 74.51.772, for a similar dated to the Late Bronze Age, 1600-1050 B.C.
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LOT 0638
Mycenaean Painted Pottery Alabastron
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
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Hellenistic Bronze Sitting Statuette of a Demon
2nd-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Modelled nude in seated pose with legs astride and right arm bent, the grotesque face slightly raised, horns to the crown; mounted on a custom-made stand; Eastern Greek. 71.5 grams total, 78 mm including stand
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. -
Greek High-Glazed Cup with Handles
5th-3rd century B.C.Estimate: £700 - 900 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £350
The body with an inverted bell shape, foot with channeled sidewall, two loop handles with carinated upper faces; repaired. 96 grams, 12.8 cm wide
Acquired in Europe before 2001. European collection. -
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Larger Than Life-Size Greek Marble Draped Torso
Hellenistic Period, circa 4th-1st century B.C.Estimate: £50,000 - 70,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25,000
Standing figure tightly wrapped in a himation with both hands clenching the fabric draped close to the body. Over 500 kg, 152 cm high
Prof. Dr. Ernst Berger (1928-2006), Basel, acquired between 1961-1993. with Jean-David Cahn, Basel, 2009. On loan to the Antikenmuseum und Sammlung Ludwig, Basel, 1993-2009. Accompanied by an academic report by Professor Neritan Ceka. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12213-222441.
Despite the damage, the statue appears to be a high quality piece of work by a virtuoso sculptor. The sparing use of strong movements and their diagonal contrast in the hand and foot placement suggests an early Hellenistic date for this type of sculpture, known from a few examples from Attica and the islands. Similar representations of women wearing the chiton and himation during the Hellenistic period are seen in the Tanagra type terracottas of the 4th century BC.
