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LOT 0553
Cypro-Phoenician Bronze Cup
6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
4 3/8 in. (144 grams, 11.2 cm).
Bell-shaped in profile with carination above the foot.
ProvenanceEx property of a London, UK, gentleman, Mayfair gallery, 1990s.
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LOT 0553
Cypro-Phoenician Bronze Cup
Estimate £180 - 240€210 - 280 (for guidance only)$240 - 320 (for guidance only)
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Parthian Glazed Jug
2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
With biconical bulbous body and pontil base, flared mouth with carinated rim, strap handle the shoulder. 780 grams, 17 cm
Acquired by the vendor's father on the UK art market before 1990. Acquired on the UK art market. -
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Greek Agate Gemstone with Running Hound
Circa 300-200 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
With intaglio running hound; chipped; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.53 grams, 11.01 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
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Eastern Greek Marble Figure of Aphrodite, the Goddess of Love and Beauty
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,200
Carved in the round figure of the goddess standing nude with one hand raised and the other on her pudendum, her hair gathered into a chignon with lateral bunches on the crown and with voids to allow for the suspension of small gold earrings; putto at her left knee; left hand partly absent; remounted on a socle base. 1.2 kg, 32.7 cm
Acquired in the 1992. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12860-241669.
Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and beauty, was one of the most widely worshipped deities in the ancient world, particularly across the eastern Greek regions of Asia Minor. In these areas, her image often blended traditional Greek ideals with local influences, giving rise to distinctive regional styles. Marble figures such as this would have served not only as works of art but also as expressions of devotion, reflecting both personal piety and broader cultural values surrounding beauty, fertility, and desire. The enduring popularity of Aphrodite’s image speaks to her central role in daily life, where she was invoked not just in matters of love, but also in marriage, prosperity, and well-being.
