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LOT 0543
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 0543
Cypro-Phoenician Bronze Cup
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£81 (EUR 94; USD 109) +BP*
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Greek Iron Spectacle Brooch with Pin
Iron Age, circa 4th century B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £90
Formed as a single rod in two large tightly-wound coils with integral pin and catch to reverse. 48.3 grams, 10.8 cm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
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Greek Gold Ring and Carnelian Gemstone with Asclepius and Hygeia
Hellenistic, 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £1,000
Comprising a gold wire hoop with panels of baluster detailing, scrolled and securing a gold cell with an inset cabochon gemstone; to the domed face, the god Asclepius with caduceus symbol; to the flat face, goddess Hygeia standing holding a serpent; some usage wear. 2.12 grams, 22.48 mm overall, 14.21 x 16.13 mm internal diameter (approximate size British F 1/2, USA 3, Europe 4.3, Japan 4)
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.13357- 259200.
Asclepius, son of Apollo and Coronis, was the Graeco-Roman god of medicine, healing and prophecy. He had two daughters with Epione, the goddess of soothing - Hygeia (goddess of health) and Panacea (goddess of healing). -
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Etruscan Amber Head Pendant
Etruria, 5th century B.C.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (+bp*)
Bids: 4 | Current Bid: £1,600
Carved from translucent red-brown amber as a profile head with stylised Archaic features, large almond eye beneath a defined brow ridge, a softly smiling mouth, and carefully delineated hair arranged in striated bands sweeping back from the face; a drilled perforation at the crown indicates its original function as a suspended ornament; accompanied by a display stand. 23 grams, 50 mm (242 grams total, 81 mm including stand)
Sotheby's, London, 14-15 December 1981, no.206. American private collection; acquired at the above sale. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13329-257968.
Amber was a prestigious imported material in Etruria, highly prized for its rarity, colour, and perceived apotropaic power. From the late 6th century B.C. onwards, figured amber pendants appear in elite tombs, particularly those of women, reflecting both personal identity and a protective role within funerary belief systems. The prominent, wide-open eye here may have served as a talismanic motif, thought to ward off malign forces and ensure the wearer’s vigilance and well-being in life and beyond the grave. This piece reflects the distinctive aesthetic of Etruscan amber carving, in which Mediterranean influences are reinterpreted with a locally expressive sculptural style.
