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LOT 0026
Mycenaean Terracotta Stirrup Jar
14TH-13TH CENTURY B.C.
3 3/4 in. (144 grams, 94 mm).
Comprising a squat body, slender waisted spout and neck and similar central stem with two flanking handles; painted geometric ornament composed of concentric bands and clusters of blossom to the shoulder.
ProvenanceRobert Hecht Jr, New York, 2004.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession numbers 74.51.5905 and 74.51.768, for similar.
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Opening Bid: £250
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Etruscan Bronze Figure of Warring Mars
6th century B.C.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,700
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
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South Italian Black-Glazed Miniature Hydria
4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £975
Decorated with ribbed fluting around the body and broad shoulder, slender neck with stepped and everted rim and mouth, two handles to the equator, a carry handle between neck and shoulder to the rear, discoid foot; repaired. 232 grams, 16.5 cm high
Private collection. Anonymous sale, Eve Auctions, Paris, December 11, 2013, no.11.
