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LOT 0562
Post Minoan Agate Gemstone with Goat
AEGEAN, 9TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.
1/2 in. (1.52 grams. 13 mm).
Lentoid in section with intaglio goat looking backwards towards a bird in flight; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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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Greek Terracotta Female Protome
Early 5th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Tongue-shaped in plan and hollow to the reverse, female bust in high-relief with palla head-covering; pierced for attachment. 107 grams, 99 mm
Private collection Ebnöther, Switzerland, before 2001. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00121356. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Greek Miniature Black Glazed Terracotta Dish
Circa 2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Squat in profile with rounded rim and flared foot. 16.3 grams, 50 mm
Believed to have been part of the Duke of Northumberland collection. From an early 20th century collection. From a Hampshire, UK, private collection. 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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Apulian Red-Figure Askos with Panthers
4th century B.C.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,250
With an arching strap handle and a wide spout; either side of the body painted with a crouching panther, one playing with a ball and the other depicted facing; repaired. 149 grams, 12 cm
Acquired from Gallery Gryphos, Munich, 1992. European private collection. 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 a search certificate number no.12001-211879. 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.
Painted askoi in different forms were produced and been in use in Athens since the middle and second quarter of the 5th century B.C., but they were also made in southern Italy. The askoi painted with a pair of animal figures were realised in Magna Graecia after the Attic continental production of similar models, with the representation of griffins, sphinxes and laconic hounds. The function of the askos as a vessel was clearly linked to wine, and therefore it is not anomalous to see it decorated with panther motifs, an animal connected with Dionysus, the god of wine and drinking.
