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LOT 0539
Parthian Terracotta Horse and Warrior Rider
2ND CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
4 1/4 in. (95 grams, 10.7 cm).
Formed as a horse with a tall neck and splayed legs, a bearded rider figure to the rear; a marriage. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a Cambridge, UK, gentleman, by direct descent from his father, who acquired the items in London in circa 1960.
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Eastern Greek Scaraboid Gemstone with Gryphon
4th-2nd century B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £650
Scaraboid type with incuse design to the underside of a winged gryphon with one foreleg raised; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.24 grams, 13 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Greek Terracotta Toy Skyphos
Corinthian, circa 600 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Miniature skyphos with loop handles to the rim, painted horizontal bands to sidewall and vertical slashes; supplied with old collector's record card. 4.46 grams, 40 mm
From the collection of the late Bernard C. Pickard, Hampshire, UK, the owner of Bernard C. Pickard Antiquities, which closed in 1987, he had been collecting since the mid 1950s.
Bernard Pickard was a close friend of Richard Hattatt, the renowned author of several books on ancient brooches. Hattatt acknowledges in his first book, Ancient & Romano-British Brooches, published in 1982, that Mr Pickard first aroused his interest in brooches and inspired him in writing his books during his retirement. Mr Pickard also wrote the foreword to the section on Roman animal brooches, op. cit. p.158-160. -
Proto-Corinthian Painted Terracotta Aryballos
7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,080
Comprising a piriform body and a tubular neck with a wide rim, a strap handle to the rear, the rim with painted polychrome petals, the pattern repeating beneath the neck and on the base of the vessel; the body decorated with fishscale decoration. 79 grams, 10.5 cm
Swiss private collection, assembled in the 1960s and 1970s. Acquired by the present owner in 2004. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.30017-246794.
The aryballoi were used to hold perfumed oil, an essential item for the wealthy middle classes of the time. Similar piriform vases are fairly common in Corinthian contexts. There is utmost precision in both the potting and the execution of the incised scale pattern of the present example. The fish-scale decoration was realised with the incision technique, by executing the scales neatly with their ends meeting.
