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LOT 0804
Eastern Mediterranean Painted Terracotta Flask with Dish
CYPRO-PHOENICIAN, 1050-850 B.C.
7 5/8 in. (381 grams, 19.5 cm).
Biconvex in section and discoid in plan with low-relief concentric rings to the tondo; two lateral strap handles supporting a deep cup finial. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx J.R. collection, Netherlands, since before 2000.
Private collection, Europe, acquired from the above.
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LOT 0804
Eastern Mediterranean Painted Terracotta Flask with Dish
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
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Greek Solid Gold Earring Pair
4th-2nd century B.C.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,389
Each a thick braided hoop with a collar of twisted filigree and a lion's mask finial. 18.43 grams total, 27 mm each
Private London collection, 1980s. Private collection, acquired on the British art market in 1993. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13185-249263.
The earrings belong to the hoop-type earrings, in which animal and human heads form the terminals as small miniature sculptures modelled in the round. The heads were attached to collars made from a single piece of gold. The group is characterised by lion heads. -
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Greek Gold Ring with Garnet Gemstone with Portrait
Hellenistic, circa 1st century B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,400
Hollow-formed ellipsoid-section bezel and D-section hoop; inset intaglio portrait bust in profile of a young female with her hair dressed in a chignon. 4.44 grams, 22.75 mm overall, 18.40 x 16.38 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)
Private collection, 1980s. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13486-262459.
The prototypes of this ring date back to the 3rd-2nd centuries B.C., as shown by dated examples from Hellenistic graves in Taranto. The type was still in use in the early centuries of the Roman era. -
Greek Pottery Oil Lamp
Hellenistic, circa 4th century B.C.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Round body with a small handle to the side, doughnut-shaped discus and a tall foot. 82 grams, 85 mm
From a private collector; previously the property of an East Anglian collector; acquired in Europe in the late 1940s. Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. Accompanied by a previous catalogue information slip.
