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LOT 0568
Apulian Squat Terracotta Lekythos
4TH CENTURY B.C.
3 1/4 in. (74 grams, 81 mm).
Comprising a bulbous body with a basal ring, a narrow neck and a loop handle to the rear; vertical ribbing to the body.
ProvenanceAcquired on the French art market.
Swiss private collection.
Private collection, UK.
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Parthian Horse and Rider Figurine
1st century B.C.-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Formed as a stylised horseman on four splayed legs, with finely modelled facial features and beard; the head of the horse integrated into the rider's body. 97 grams, 12.9 cm
Acquied on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK. -
Greek Lead Slingshot
Macedonian, 4th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Lentoid type with reserved legend 'APOPOU' (of Aphoros). 37.3 grams, 33 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Etruscan Carnelian Scarab of a Charioteer in Gold Ring
3rd century B.C. and laterEstimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Opaque scaraboid engraved with a dynamic scene of a charioteer driving a biga with his whip raised; set in a sheet-gold mount and a later swivel ring; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 4.26 grams, 25.07 mm overall, 17.77 x 16.22 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)
Private English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s. Private collection, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12948-245985.
