Ten Cypriot and Greek Terracotta Figure Fragments
Sale 1273 - Antiquities & Ancient Art: Including Property from the Brummer Collection
Dec 5, 2023
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$800 -
1,200
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$2,835
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Lot Description
Ten Cypriot and Greek Terracotta Figure Fragments
Circa 8th Century B.C.-10th Century A.D.
Height of tallest 6 inches (15.24 cm).
Property from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, sold to benefit future acquisitions
Provenance:
A Greek Terracotta Winged Siren
Circa 4th-1st Century B.C.
Blanche H. Lowe, prior to 1958.Gifted to The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1958. [Acc. no. 58.45]
An Cypriot Terracotta Bust of a Woman
Cypro-Archaic II, Circa 600-480 B.C.
The Crawford Foundation, Washington, D.C., prior to 1991.
Gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1991. [Acc. no. 91.145]
A Cypriot Ceramic Fragment of a Male Torso
Cypro-Archaic, Circa 750-480 B.C.
The Crawford Foundation, Washington, D.C., prior to 1991.
Gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1991. [Acc. no. 91.154]
A Byzantine Limestone Relief Fragment of a Man
Circa 10th Century A.D.
The Crawford Foundation, Washington, D.C., prior to 1991.
Gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1991. [Acc. no. 91.158]
A Cypriot Ceramic Fragment of a Male Head
Circa 4th-3rd Century B.C.
The Crawford Foundation, Washington, D.C., prior to 1991.
Gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1991. [Acc. no. 91.159]
A Greek Ceramic Fragment of a Woman's Head with a Polos Crown
Circa 5th Century B.C.
The Crawford Foundation, Washington, D.C., prior to 1991.
Gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1991. [Acc. no. 91.160]
A Sicilian Terracotta Bust of a Goddess
Circa 5th-4th Century B.C.
Harmer Rooke Galleries, New York, 6 January 1976.
Frank Raysor (1943-2022), New York, acquired from the above.
Gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1991 [Acc. no. NA.1991.191]
A Hellenistic Terracotta Head
Circa 3rd Century B.C.
Sotheby's Parke-Bernet, New York, Arms and Armour, Pre-Columbian, Ethnographic Art, and Antiquities, 30 March 1976, Lot 231. [part]Frank Raysor (1943-2022), New York, 1976-1991.
Gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1991. [Acc. no. NA.1991.204]
A Phoenician Terracotta Figure
Circa 7th-6th Century B.C.
Sotheby's Parke-Bernet, New York, Arms and Armour, Pre-Columbian, Ethnographic Art, and Antiquities, 30 March 1976, Lot 233. [part]
Frank Raysor (1943-2022), New York, 1976-1991.
Gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1991. [Acc. no. NA.1991.207]
A Cypriot Terracotta Head and Torso
Cypro-Archaic II, Circa 600-480 B.C.
The Crawford Foundation, Washington, D.C., prior to 1991.
Gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1991. [Acc. no. 91.103]
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