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LOT 0537
Eastern Greek Variegated Agate Gemstone with Lion
6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
5/8 in. (2.53 grams, 15 mm).
Scaraboid type with incuse design to the underside of a lion advancing beneath a star inside a ropework border; 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 0537
Eastern Greek Variegated Agate Gemstone with Lion
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Very Large Greek Apulian Terracotta Lekanis Lid with Ladies of Fashion
South Italian, circa 5th century B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Composed of a domed body with an inverted rim and a knop handle; the body decorated with two heads of ladies of fashion, palmettes between, waveband around the rim; repaired. 729 grams, 22 cm wide
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Greek Terracotta Multi-Spouted Oil Lamp
Circa 2nd-1st century B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
An annular oil lamp with three nozzles and a filler hole to the rear, an inked collector's note '423' on the underside. 513 grams, 16.6 cm
From an important collection of lamps, Germany, 1970s. -
Proto-Corinthian Painted Terracotta Aryballos
7th century B.C.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £900
Comprising a piriform body and a tubular neck with a wide rim, a strap handle to the rear, the rim with painted polychrome petals, the pattern repeating beneath the neck and on the base of the vessel; the body decorated with fishscale decoration. 79 grams, 10.5 cm
Swiss private collection, assembled in the 1960s and 1970s. Acquired by the present owner in 2004. 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 number no.30017-246794.
The aryballoi were used to hold perfumed oil, an essential item for the wealthy middle classes of the time. Similar piriform vases are fairly common in Corinthian contexts. There is utmost precision in both the potting and the execution of the incised scale pattern of the present example. The fish-scale decoration was realised with the incision technique, by executing the scales neatly with their ends meeting.
