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LOT 0533
Cypriot and Other Pottery Sherd Group
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 - 15 in. (11.15 kg total, 2.5-38 cm).
Including fragments of a large blackware krater, terracotta sidewall with strap handle and other items. [67, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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Cypriot and Other Idol Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £52
Including a two-headed dog, a crouching female and a kneeling figure with vertical piercing; each mounted on a ceramic base. 480 grams total, 52-91 mm including stand
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Greek Glass Comic Face Pendant
Phoenician, 6th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
D-shaped face with applied oblate beads to form the hair and beard, loop above. 4.32 grams, 31 mm
Private collection of a London gentleman, acquired between 1965–2020. -
Hellenistic Gold Ring with Satyr Gemstone
2nd-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,860
With hollow-form hoop widening towards the shoulders, raised bezel set with a round intaglio, engraved with an image of a satyr or kneeling nude warrior on a baseline, wearing a Boeotian-style helmet pushed back, holding a spear in one hand and an object in the other; a marriage. 2.91 grams, 23.57 mm overall, 19.25 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O 1/2 , USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.61, Japan 15)
From a private family collection formed since the early 19th century, thence by descent. Property of a New Zealand legal professional. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12322-223716.
The scene possibly alludes to the incident in the Trojan Cycle where Achilles is wounded by an arrow in his heel, the only part of his body which was not impervious to injury.
