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LOT 0579
Eastern Mediterranean Terracotta Vessel
BRONZE AGE, 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 1/4 in. (265 grams, 13.5 cm).
Globular in profile with flat base and tapering neck, lateral pierced lugs at the mouth. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Eastern Greek Parcel-Gilt Bowl with Inscription
Hellenistic, late 2nd-early 1st century B.C.Estimate: £6,000 - 8,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £3,000
Broad and shallow with thick rolled rim; parcel-gilt band to the inner face below the rim of running scrolls on a pounced field; to the centre, a hexafoil reserved on a pounced field with border of running scrolls; pointillé cursive Aramaic inscription to the outer face. 413 grams, 20.6 cm wide
Private collection, London, 1990s or earlier. with Gorny & Mosch, 22 June 2007, no.37. with Christie's, New York, 5 December 2012, no.52. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Gorny & Mosch and Christie's catalogue pages. 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.13217-250131.
The bowl is related to a large group of Hellenistic silver vessels of similar shape, some with Aramaic inscriptions on the exterior beneath the rim, all thought to be of eastern origin, produced within the Seleucid Empire. Here, the Aramaic inscription, now mostly unreadable, reports the name of the maker and the weight of the bowl as 118 zuzim. -
Scythian Bronze Eagle's Talon Pendant
Circa 6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Curved round-section hook with cuboid finial pierced on all four sides and to the top. 23.01 grams, 44.37 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Greek Bronze Gryphon Statuette
Circa 4th-2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Modelled in a typical pose with its front paws extended, an erect head and small wings. 28.4 grams, 46 mm wide
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
