ID 795508
Lot 95 | SIX GREEK TERRACOTTA HEADS
Estimate value
£ 2 000 – 3 000
TARENTINE, CIRCA 5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
6 in. (15.2 cm.) high max.
Provenance
Fridolin (1903-1969) and Halina (1907-1989) Schwitter-Lagutt Collection, Basel, all acquired prior to 1960.
Literature
H. Herdejürgen, 'Tarentinische Terrakotten der Sammlung Schwitter,' in Antike Kunst 16, 1973, pp.102-107, nos. 88, 89, 91, 94, 96, 99, pls. 19-24.
Exhibited
On loan to the Antikenmuseum, Basel, 1971-2022.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
| Applied technique: | Pottery |
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| Medium: | Ceramic |
| Art style: | Ancient Art |
| Place of origin: | Ancient Greece, Greece, Europe |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Ancient Art & Antiquities |
| Applied technique: | Pottery |
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| Medium: | Ceramic |
| Art style: | Ancient Art |
| Place of origin: | Ancient Greece, Greece, Europe |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Ancient Art & Antiquities |
| Address of auction |
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