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LOT 0083
Eastern Greek Scaraboid Gemstone with Gryphon
4TH-2ND CENTURY B.C. OR LATER
1/2 in. (1.24 grams, 13 mm).
Scaraboid type with incuse design to the underside of a winged gryphon with one foreleg raised; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 0083
Eastern Greek Scaraboid Gemstone with Gryphon
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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Greek Lead Slingshot with Inscription
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Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £5
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Property of a European gentleman, acquired from the estate of a London collector (formed before 2000). -
Graeco-Roman Bronze Ring with Dogs
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Featuring a D-section hoop with expanding angled shoulders, an oval bezel with a dynamic scene of two racing hounds. 7.92 grams, 27.25 mm overall, 19.49 x 16.83 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Greek Terracotta Female Protome
Early 5th century B.C.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £650
Mould-made female protome with oval face, graceful nose and typical "archaic" smile; forehead framed by snail-shell curls descending to shoulder-height; with a low polos with a central perforation and large disc earrings. 606 grams, 19.5 cm
Ex Herbert A. Cahn, Kunst der Antike, Basel, 1997. with Paul and Vreny Vosseler-Studer, Riehen. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00057826. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12474-228714.
The presence of cults in Magna Graecia, although they fell within a well-established pantheon, in which the deity representing the Great Mother or Mother Earth, protector of fertility, natural and human fecundity, as well as health, was the most ancient, traces back to the figure of Demeter. In terracotta statuary, especially in Lucania, the goddess became the prevalent subject of votive or propitiatory offerings, reproduced in numerous variations of pose. The most common is the seated position, a distant tradition and widespread in the ancient world, the so-called 'goddess enthroned' with its multiple meanings, which allowed it to be adapted to various forms of worship. Demeter is a female deity connected to the earthly world and fertility, and therefore also present in Lucanian religiosity. The theme of the archaic protome—a head severed just below the neck—was transformed and expanded between the 5th and 4th centuries B.C., into that of the bust, finished just above the waist.
