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LOT 0558
Cypriot Limestone Relief
3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C. OR LATER
6 1/4 in. (1.67 kg, 16 cm).
Frieze fragment with high-relief profile female bust, wavy hair, exaggerated eye and narrow chin.
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1992.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Hellenistic Silver-Gilt Cup with Nike
2nd-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £9,750
A hammered, chased and soldered silver-gilt cup with central medallion of Nike in high-relief; the bowl formed as a truncated cone with a shallow foot comprising an irregular circular 'ropework' border enclosing a floral motif, or double rosette; the bust of Nike showing the goddess draped in a goat skin with knot and ungulate leg with hoof at right shoulder, wings spread, hair dressed in curls, torc at neck, gazing left; face with almond-shaped eyes, straight nose and full, closed lips; with the exception of the face, all elements of the central medallion were originally gilt; housed in a custom-made velvet-lined box. 96.8 grams, 12.6 cm wide
Private collection, Mainz, Germany, 1980s. Acquired by the current owner from the above, 2006. Accompanied by a copy of a seven page examination report number 114/2019 by Dr Habil Mikhail Treister. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12764-237139. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Nike was the winged goddess of victory. Goat-skin clothing was an attribute of Artemis, but here it is worn by Nike, attesting to the syncretic nature of the art embodied by this object. The workmanship of this piece suggests a local workshop in the Kuban basin. -
Archaic Greek Terracotta Seated Goddess Group
6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Each seated on a high-backed throne, wearing a polos headdress with two long braids falling from underneath the headdress and wearing a long chiton. 435 grams total, 11.1-14 cm
with H.A.C., Basel, prior 1999. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Greek Geometric Bronze Strap Distributor
8th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Discoid in plan and hollow to the underside with four radiating lugs to the rim, cruciform band to the reverse; to the upper face an incised ring and central quatrefoil. 30.1 grams, 40 mm
Ex private collection. with Gorny & Mosch, Munich, 17 June 2004, no.[TBC]. Private collection, Europe. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
