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LOT 0810
Parthian Terracotta Bust of a Warrior
2ND CENTURY B.C.-2ND CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (23 grams, 53 mm).
Moulded in high-relief with crested headgear, trimmed beard, large almond-shaped eyes and hatched fringe. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 0810
Parthian Terracotta Bust of a Warrior
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Greek Terracotta Female Protome Head
Late 6th century B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £70
Hollow-formed female face with a pointed nose and narrow lips, wearing a pair of disc earrings, head covered by a stephane headdress and a veil, a small hole on top for suspension; mounted on a custom-made stand. 178 grams total, 13.5 cm including stand
Ex André Lorenceau (1930-2019), Baselland, 1960s-2000; thence by descent.
Terracottas of this type typically served as votive offerings and may represent the deity to whom the offering was presented. -
Greek Terracotta Statuette of a Kore
5th century B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £275
Modelled as a standing female figure on a raised rectangular base, wearing a peplos with the left foot stepping forward, one hand holding a flower(?). 196 grams, 18.5 cm
Ex Prof. Hans Dahn (1919-2019), Lausanne; acquired 15 July 1958, from Roussos, Basel; Dahn's list no.205. -
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Sabellian Bronze Statuette of Attacking Herakles
8th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £205
The nude hero depicted with a slender yet muscular body, the right arm angled and raised, the pierced hand probably once held a club, the left leg thrust forward energetically, lowering the hip line and emphasising the dynamic movement of the composition, the navel indicated by an engraved circular line, the knees marked by vertical incisions; the oval face characterised by eyes represented by triangular depressions, a narrow nose, a wide mouth whose slightly irregularly shaped lips separated by an incision, and a pointed chin; the short, cap-like hair detailed with fine incisions. 146 grams total, 12.6 cm high including stand
Ex Erika (1934-2025) and Jakob (1927-2025) Binkert, Binningen, Switzerland; inherited from Jakob's father, August Binkert-Textor (1896-1979), between 1940-1970, Basel. with Jean-David Cahn AG, Basel, Auction 2, 26 June 2000, no.239B; thence by descent.
Votive bronze from a Sabellian workshop in the typical local style. The Sabelli lived in the Samnium region (southern Apennines), where the cult of Heracles, as in Etruria, was widespread.
