Five terracotta and marble antiquities, circa 4th Century B.C. – 2nd Century A.D., including a Greek terracotta circular object, the front moulded with a round face with well delineated facial features framed by a head of curly hair, two piercings...
Five terracotta and marble antiquities, circa 4th Century B.C. – 2nd Century A.D., including a Greek terracotta circular object, the front moulded with a round face with well delineated facial features framed by a head of curly hair, two piercings at the crown, probably for suspension, 9cm max diam, an old ink inscribed label on the back; a fragmentary Greek hollow-backed bust of a female, her left hand supports a basked on her shoulder, the right hand held to her chest, 9cm high, A Romano-Egyptian hollow bust of a female carrying a basket of fruit on her head, her hair arranged in ringlets falling across her shoulder, 13.5cm high; a Roman terracotta fragmentary relief of a goddess, possibly Isis, depicted wearing the chiton, her hair arranged in ringlets beneath a diadem of tiered uraei, 14.5cm high, a 19th century label on the back, ink inscribed 'Pompei'; a worn Roman marble male head, 11.2cm high, ink inscribed on the neck, ‘Stanhope 4-1892.R.’; a small fragmentary pottery vessel with gadroon design, 6.4cm high, possibly ancient and a Nile mud plaque, moulded with a bull in relief, Not Ancient, 9.1cm x 7cm (7) Provenance: Property of a private collector, Edinburgh (1938-2021), formed from the 1970s onwards.
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Five terracotta and marble antiquities, circa 4th Century B.C. – 2nd Century A.D., including a Greek terracotta circular object, the front moulded with a round face with well delineated facial features framed by a head of curly hair, two piercings at the crown, probably for suspension, 9cm max diam, an old ink inscribed label on the back; a fragmentary Greek hollow-backed bust of a female, her left hand supports a basked on her shoulder, the right hand held to her chest, 9cm high, A Romano-Egyptian hollow bust of a female carrying a basket of fruit on her head, her hair arranged in ringlets falling across her shoulder, 13.5cm high; a Roman terracotta fragmentary relief of a goddess, possibly Isis, depicted wearing the chiton, her hair arranged in ringlets beneath a diadem of tiered uraei, 14.5cm high, a 19th century label on the back, ink inscribed 'Pompei'; a worn Roman marble male head, 11.2cm high, ink inscribed on the neck, ‘Stanhope 4-1892.R.’; a small fragmentary pottery vessel with gadroon design, 6.4cm high, possibly ancient and a Nile mud plaque, moulded with a bull in relief, Not Ancient, 9.1cm x 7cm (7) Provenance: Property of a private collector, Edinburgh (1938-2021), formed from the 1970s onwards.
Please refer to department for condition report