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Antiquities & Ancient Art: Including Property from the Brummer Collection
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- Sale 1273
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Dec 5 | 10:00 AM CST
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Sale 1273
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Estimate$800 – $1,200
Provenance:
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
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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Jacob Coley
Senior Vice President, Head of Department, Antiquities and Ancient Art
Inspected under UV light and 10x loupe. Surfaces overall weathered with uneven surface patination. Hellenistic head reglued from two halves. Siren with notable gouge to neck and heavy encrustations. Stands are affixed to items. Overall in fine and attractive condition. See additional images.
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