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LOT 0554
Parthian Terracotta Head Group
3RD CENTURY B.C.-2ND CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (49.5 grams total, 65 mm).
Each with beard, lentoid eyes and ribbed cap. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a private Belgian collection; previously part of a private collection formed in Germany in the 1990s.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Cypriot Terracotta Jug
Iron Age, circa 8th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
With biconvex profile and discoid base, tapering neck and thickened rim; horizontal painted bands in red. 187 grams, 11.8 cm
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Greek Head of a Youth with a Floral Crown
Late Archaic, late 6th-early 5th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £975
Modelled in three-quarter view, limestone face of a youth with almond-shaped eyes with broad upper lids under a flat brow; eyeballs contoured by a fine outer groove and lips with the 'archaic' smile; rosette wreath over spiral-shaped, voluminous curls framing the forehead; the surface abraded and some curls lost; reverse trimmed and smoothed at an angle; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 958 grams total, 24.6 cm including stand
Jean-Louis Debauve (1926-2016). with Jean Renaud Geoffroy & Yves Becquet Auction, Paris, 16 November 2018, no.225. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The head probably originally belonged to one of the votive statuettes, mostly hewn from limestone, which are frequently documented for the Cypriot region at this period. -
Greek Apulian Red-Figure Lekanis with Ladies of Fashion
South Italic, circa 4th century B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £442
Black-glazed body and matching lid decorated with two heads of ladies of fashion, palmettes between, radial foliage motif on the knob handle and a hatching around the rim. 144 grams, 90 mm wide
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
