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LOT 0572
Cypriot Geometric Terracotta Jar
9TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.
6 1/2 in. (612 grams, 16.5 cm high).
Globular in form with trumpet-shaped mouth, painted band to shoulder. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Phoenician Limestone Herakles Melqart Wearing Lionskin
Circa 6th-5th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
Modelled in the round, standing with lionskin mantle tied around the shoulders at the chest, with girdle to the waist and knee-length tunic; left hand resting on the handle of a club; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 1.85 kg total, 36.5 cm 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.
Melqart was the Phoenician tutelary deity whose name means 'king of the city'; in the Roman interpretation, he was identified with Hercules. -
Archaic Greek Bronze Bird Statuette
Circa 7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
One a trapezoidal panel with tail integral to the rear and two openwork legs to the forward edge, small triangular wings and erect head with hooked beak; old collector's label to base 'Bronze Age Idol 700 B.C. / Ex Sylvester Ekaterura / Netherlands'. 79 grams total, 52 mm including stand
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Hellenistic Gold Ring with Galley Gemstone
1st century B.C.-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £29,900
With D-section hollow-formed hoop and flared ellipsoid bezel, set with a Roman intaglio depicting a war galley under sail. 7.51 grams, 24 56 mm overall, 18.18 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)
Old private collection, 1970-1980. Private collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, 1990s, thence by descent. 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 no.12122-211870.
