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LOT 0048
Etruscan Bucchero Ware Pottery Handle Depicting a Warrior
ARCHAIC PERIOD, 6TH CENTURY B.C.
9 3/8 in. (333 grams total, 23.7 cm including stand).
Broad, gently curved strap handle with raised lateral borders, low-relief image of a hoplite wearing a crested Corinthian helmet and gripping a tall spear, belt with kopis; mounted on a custom-made stand.
ProvenancePrivate collection, New York, thence by descent.
with Antiquarium Limited, New York, 1981.
Cf. similar handles on a krater in the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession no.16.174.8.
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LOT 0048
Etruscan Bucchero Ware Pottery Handle Depicting a Warrior
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
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Circa 2nd-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Ellipsoid bezel with low-relief image of a warrior with pilos helmet, shield and xiphos short-sword. 6.93 grams, 22.90 mm overall, 20.17 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.46, Japan 16)
Ex old English collection. London art market, pre 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Hellenistic Gold Dolphin Amphora Pendant
2nd-1st century B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Formed as an amphora with dolphin handles, oblate carnelian bead below with granulated collar; loop and suspension ring above. 2,2 grams, 32 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970s-2000s. -
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Hellenistic Bronze Bowl
Late 2nd-early 1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
With high tin content, the body formed with a D-section wall and rounded base, damaged. 145 grams, 16 cm wide
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
Similar segment-shaped silver bowls, sometimes with partial gilding and decorated on the inside have been found in many nomad mounds of the Caucasus and in the territories once dominated by the Arsacid Empire. They are attributed to Parthian workshops by Pfrommer and M. Treister.
