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LOT 0515
Eastern Mediterranean Stone and Glass Bead Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5/8 - 1 in. (35.5 grams total, 15 - 26 mm).
Comprising: one red jasper sphere; one glass sphere with worn eye motifs; one carnelian melon bead. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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Greek Bronze Handled Mirror
5th century B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
The discoid head with waisted neck and tapering tang, slightly recessed to one face. 350 grams, 22 cm
Acquired in Europe before 1990. -
Etruscan Bronze Ladle with Duck's Head Handle
5th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
With shallow circular bowl and broad rim, stem with slightly domed front face, terminal formed as a duck's head. 179 grams, 24.7 cm
Acquired in 1998. Ex Swiss private collection. -
Etruscan Bronze Pendant Group
Circa 8th century B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Comprising three pendant clusters, each a tube with balustered middle section and ribs, radiating loops at the lower end with suspended biconvex dangles. 90 grams total, 78 mm each
Acquired in the late 1970s. Ex Herr Bernhard Muller collection. with Galerie Ostracon, circa 2015. Accompanied by detailed collector's catalogue pages including description and photograph.
