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LOT 0040
Exceptionally Large Greek Gnathian Skyphos
APULIA, 5TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
13 1/2 in. (2.21 kg, 34.4 cm).
Mammiform body with pedestal base and two loop handles to the rim; Side A - band of white ovolo detailing to the neck, median red band with vine leaves and tendrils; Side B - bilinear band below neck with lateral pellets.
ProvenanceEx Orivate collection, formerly with Art Ancient, previously Derek Glover collection.
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Greek Miniature Bronze Hydria
Geometric Period, 6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
With a bulbous body, flared foot, lateral loop handles to the shoulder and a strap handle to the rear. 23.5 grams, 37 mm
Acquired by a Swiss family in the mid-1980s to late 1990s, thence by descent. Private collection, Switzerland, since the late 1990s.
The earliest Archaic Greek bronze hydriai enter the archaeological record in the last quarter of the seventh century. Although the appearance of bronze marks the first significant period of production in the Iron Age, these vessels represent a reawakening of an illustrious tradition dating back at least to the Helladic Bronze Age, if not considerably earlier. -
Etruscan Painted Terracotta Dish
Circa 7th-4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Low dish with everted rim and painted decoration on the inner face. 156 grams, 13.8 cm
From the collection of a Cambridge, UK, gentleman, by direct descent from his father, who acquired the items in London in circa 1960. -
Greek Gold Ring and Carnelian Gemstone with Asclepius and Hygeia
Hellenistic, 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
Comprising a gold wire hoop with panels of baluster detailing, scrolled and securing a gold cell with an inset cabochon gemstone; to the domed face, the god Asclepius with caduceus symbol; to the flat face, goddess Hygeia standing holding a serpent; some usage wear. 2.12 grams, 22.48 mm overall, 14.21 x 16.13 mm internal diameter (approximate size British F 1/2, USA 3, Europe 4.3, Japan 4)
Private collection, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13357- 259200.
Asclepius, son of Apollo and Coronis, was the Graeco-Roman god of medicine, healing and prophecy. He had two daughters with Epione, the goddess of soothing - Hygeia (goddess of health) and Panacea (goddess of healing).