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LOT 0608
Parthian Terracotta Warrior Bust Fragment
3RD CENTURY B.C.-2ND CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (29.5 grams, 65 mm).
Depicting a bearded Parthian horseman with integral hooded jacket, horse-head placed centrally on the chest. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a private Netherlands collection; previously in an old collection since before 1980.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Greek and Other Bronze Arrowhead Group
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Including triangular-section, leaf-shaped and other types. 24.1 grams total, 23-67 mm
The Greek examples from Persepolis Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK, in the 1980s. Ex private collection, London, UK. The two leaf-shaped examples acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. The tanged ex property of a North London gentleman; acquired on the UK art market. From a private collection formed in the Netherlands. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman. -
Greek Bronze Jar
Late 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Bell-shaped in profile with stepped sidewall, carinated shoulder and flared rim; domed and tiered underside with basal disc. 263 grams, 11.6 cm wide
Ex property of a London, UK, gentleman, Mayfair gallery, 1990s. -
Greek Terracotta Figure Group
3rd-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Each moulded with plain reverse, some facial and body detailing to obverse with flared foot. 200 grams total, 10.4-11.1 cm
Acquired in the 1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s.
