A pale green gessoed flask, the ovoid body on circular pad foot, with cylindrical neck and everted mouth, four suspension loops on the shoulder surmounting four female heads, repaired, gesso flaking -- 10½in. (26.6cm.) high; another pottery jar, each side modelled in the form of a female face -- 6 1/8in. (15.5cm.) high; an incense burner, with stemmed foot and flaring bowl, the rim with radiating points -- 5 3/8in. (13.7cm.) high; a group of figures including a squatting figure of Baubo, with two garlands worn diagonally across her breast, head missing -- 3in. (7.6cm.) high, a miniature plaque with a figure of Aphrodite Anadyomene -- 2¾in. (7cm.) high, a standing draped female figure, coloured pink, with red and white details -- 6½in. (16.5cm.) high, and a bust of Athena with miniature lamp to her right, repaired -- 7 3/8in. (18.8cm.) high; a lamp with long nozzle, the circular body with pierced lug on one side -- 3¾in. (9.5cm.) long; a triangular lamp with three nozzles -- 4¾in. (12cm.) across, mainly damaged, all circa 1st Century B.C./A.D.; and a figure of a bearded man, seated on a stool, wearing a cap -- 5¾in. (14.6cm.) high, after the Antique (13)

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A pale green gessoed flask, the ovoid body on circular pad foot, with cylindrical neck and everted mouth, four suspension loops on the shoulder surmounting four female heads, repaired, gesso flaking -- 10½in. (26.6cm.) high; another pottery jar, each side modelled in the form of a female face -- 6 1/8in. (15.5cm.) high; an incense burner, with stemmed foot and flaring bowl, the rim with radiating points -- 5 3/8in. (13.7cm.) high; a group of figures including a squatting figure of Baubo, with two garlands worn diagonally across her breast, head missing -- 3in. (7.6cm.) high, a miniature plaque with a figure of Aphrodite Anadyomene -- 2¾in. (7cm.) high, a standing draped female figure, coloured pink, with red and white details -- 6½in. (16.5cm.) high, and a bust of Athena with miniature lamp to her right, repaired -- 7 3/8in. (18.8cm.) high; a lamp with long nozzle, the circular body with pierced lug on one side -- 3¾in. (9.5cm.) long; a triangular lamp with three nozzles -- 4¾in. (12cm.) across, mainly damaged, all circa 1st Century B.C./A.D.; and a figure of a bearded man, seated on a stool, wearing a cap -- 5¾in. (14.6cm.) high, after the Antique (13)

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