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LOT 0031
Engraved Bronze Seal of a Republican Period Male Portrait
2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
5/8 in. (3.11 grams, 17 mm).
Discoid in plan with a deeply engraved clean-shaven male bust; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenancePrivate English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s.
Private collection, London, UK.
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LOT 0031
Engraved Bronze Seal of a Republican Period Male Portrait
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,235
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Scythian Electrum Torc
7th-5th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £14,300
Formed as a simple penannular hoop from a single piece of electrum, tapering towards the terminals. 169 grams, 16.5 cm diameter
Ex Jack Ogden, 1990s. Accompanied by an expertise from Striptwist Ltd, a London-based company run by historical precious metal specialist Dr Jack Ogden, reference number [191101]. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13106-248042.
Portable X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analysis confirms the alloy to be electrum, with an average composition of approximately 62% gold, 34% silver, and 3% copper. The purity and metal ratios are consistent with ancient manufacture. The restrained form, lacking figural ornament, is characteristic of early Scythian metalwork and suggests a date prior to the 5th century BC. -
Large Greek Bronze Spiral Fibula
Geometric, 7th-6th century B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Formed from a single square-section filament rolled into two 'spectacle' discs; one of the spirals terminating in a long pin, the other in a hook serving as the catchplate; openwork figure-of-eight at the centre; pin broken, coils separated. 159 grams, 17 cm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. -
Greek Green Stone Bearded Face Amulet
400-300 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Finely carved head, featuring narrow eyes, a snub nose, full lips, a broad, stranded beard, and tightly curled hair rows; with a suspension loop behind the head. 4.16 grams, 20 mm
Private collection, England.
The facial features closely resemble those of Bes; the absence of Bes's characteristic plumed headdress is also evident in other amulets (Cf. Reisner, G.A., Catalogue général des antiquités égyptiennes du Musée du Caire, Nos.12528-13595, Vol. II, Amulets, Cairo, 1958, p. 16 (CG12649), pl. IV).
