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Description : 1st century BC-1st century AD. A group of three terracotta votive images of the gods Zeus (Roman Jupiter), Demeter (Roman Ceres) and Silenus, Zeus with a cloak covering the head (capite velato) and a laurel crown around the temples, palla extending to the shoulders, Silenus presented as bald with wide beard and moustache, a sagion around the neck, Demeter with the hair arranged in the typical locks and high propoloma. See Weber, W., Königliche Museen zu Berlin. Die Ägyptisch. Griechischen Terrakotten, Berlin, 1914. 480 grams total, 10-14cm (4 - 5 1/2). From the private collection of Antony John Scammell (1937-2019), acquired on the UK art market from 1960-2000. These terracotta figures, made in Alexandria, were realised in two-piece moulds and then added separately. Two piece moulds for making the figures and finished pieces were exported to various locations in the Hellenistic world. Their orangey-brown clay betrays their Egyptian origin. Antony John Scammell (1937-2019) was born, and lived his entire life, in the city of Bristol, England. Already from an early age he was enthralled by history and the heroes that it created. While serving overseas with the British Army, Antony began collecting coins and banknotes and this led to collecting a variety of different items throughout his life. From the early 1960s onward, Antony invested in acquiring ancient artefacts. Antony's vast collections started with Egyptian antiquities, but soon branched into Greek and Roman civilisations. The Roman civilisation fascinated him most and, when family commitments allowed, archaeological digs were coordinated in the west of England. These digs uncovered numerous artefacts, many of which were donated to local museums. In retirement, the collecting continued apace, branching into UK coins, British Empire banknotes and fossils. [3, No Reserve]
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