13 Apr 2011
10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street
Antiquities including Property from the Collection of Sir Daniel Donohue
Back to auction 18817
Antiquities including Property from the Collection of Sir Daniel Donohue
Back to auction 18817
Six Classical terracotta heads
Circa 5th Century B.C - 2nd Century A.D..
Including a Roman mask of Eros or a young satyr, chubby-faced with curly hair and the eyes with articulated pupils, 4½in (11.4cm) high; a Greek female head wearing a polos with relief decoration, some yellow and white slip remaining, Taras, circa 5th Century B.C., 3in (7.6cm) high; three Greek female heads, one wearing a polos, the others with a stephane and veil, 2¾in (7cm) highest; and a small Greek female bust with veil drawn over the back of the head, 2¼in (5.7cm) high, mounted (6)
Circa 5th Century B.C - 2nd Century A.D..
Including a Roman mask of Eros or a young satyr, chubby-faced with curly hair and the eyes with articulated pupils, 4½in (11.4cm) high; a Greek female head wearing a polos with relief decoration, some yellow and white slip remaining, Taras, circa 5th Century B.C., 3in (7.6cm) high; three Greek female heads, one wearing a polos, the others with a stephane and veil, 2¾in (7cm) highest; and a small Greek female bust with veil drawn over the back of the head, 2¼in (5.7cm) high, mounted (6)
Sold for
£1,680
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance:
French private collection, Paris, formed between the 1960s and 1980s. Accompanied by copies of various receipt and notes.
Category: Antiquities
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