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LOT 0088
Very Large Greek Brindisi Type Terracotta Amphora
3RD-1ST CENTURY B.C.
29 1/2 in. (12.45 kg, 75 cm high).
The wide piriform bodied storage vessel with cylindrical neck, inverted rim, two round-section handles and conical knop to base.
ProvenanceEx. H.P. Payot, Clarens (VD, Switzerland) collection, by inheritance.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11855-206531.
See The Levantine Ceramics Project, Brindisi amphoras.
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Campanian Red-Figure Neck-Amphora with Cavalryman
340-330 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £10,400
The piriform body with broad, stepped rim and two round-section handles; red-figure frieze depicting two standing women facing, wearing a himation and stephane; the other side with a nude standing warrior wearing an Apulo-Corinthian helmet, holding the reins of his horse, acanthus leaves, ovolo and wave motifs to the neck and lower body; probably from a Cuma workshop. 1.55 kg, 40.2 cm high
Ex private collection Mr S., Geneva, by inheritance. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no.N123k3 from Oxford Authentication. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11784-206515.
The illustration of the horse is noteworthy: contemporary descriptions speak about the Sicilian horses as 'generous, swift and with firm foot' (Aeneid III, 704). The Oscan poet Lucilius of the 2nd century B.C. quotes the Campanian chargers as ‘fiery and brave although not very fine in their look’. The artistic evidence, like here, depicts well-built horses with fine legs suitable for middle-light cavalry. -
Scythian Gold Appliqué
Late 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
Formed using sheet-gold in the shape of an animal bounding left, incised detailing to the coat; accompanied by a display mount. 33.78 grams total, 71 mm including stand
Ex Symes Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK. Exhibited in 'Schythian Gold', pre 1999. -
Greek Black-Ware Dish with Shell Decoration
Circa 5th-4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Composed of a shallow bowl with D-section wall, broad convex stem and foot; interior stamped with seashell and geometric motifs. 118 grams, 10.7 cm wide
Private UK collection formed 1990s-2000s. Property of an East Sussex, UK, teacher.
