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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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Hellenistic 'Spindle-Shaped' Unguentarium
3rd-2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Ovoid body with slender tubular stem and neck, flat discoid base and everted rim; traces of black paint around the neck and rim. 37 grams, 10.6 cm
From the private family collection of Ersula Barter-Hemmerich, the longest serving member of staff working at the United Nations, her private collection formed in the 1950s and 1960s; thence by descent to her grandson. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Etruscan Bronze Statuette of a Draped Hero
4th-3rd century B.C.Estimate: £15,000 - 20,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £6,667
Modelled in the round standing erect with right hand on his hip and left arm extending from the elbow resting on the left hip and with fingers curled to hold a staff or handle, wearing a loosely draped cloth over the left shoulder and drawn around the body to hang over the arms; ribbed cuffs to the boots; youthful face with tousled hair and slightly exaggerated lentoid eyes; C-shaped staple beneath the feet for attachment; supplied with a custom-made display stand. 506 grams total, 18.7 cm including stand
with Sotheby’s, Antiquities, London, 6 July 1995, no.130. Acquired by the present owner at the above sale. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12194-222321. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The statue was probably a cult offering and presents an archaic Etruscan hairstyle, being part of the Italic statuettes produced as votive offering to the temples or for private lararia. His warrior status can be confirmed by his boots, typical of Etruscan and Latin warriors of archaic times. -
Villanovan Bronze Situla
7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Formed of hammered sheet, the concave body with a rounded narrow base, sharply carinated shoulders, short neck and a flaring rim. 143 grams, 94 mm
Ex London, UK, collections, 1990s-2000s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Similar cups were used as grave goods in the Villanovan necropolises of Northern Italy. They were imitations of the bronze embossed ossuary situlae, which contained the bones of the deceased. They were often closed with bronze cups that served as lids.
