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LOT 0102
Gold Necklace with Agate Pendant
1ST CENTURY B.C.-2ND CENTURY A.D.
19 in. (26.19 grams, 48 cm long).
A Graeco-Roman or Phoenician chain of loop-in-loop links and thick suspension ring, gold dome with bands of applied granules capping an egg-shaped banded agate drop.
ProvenanceAcquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s.
Important North West London collection.
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 no.11935-210477.
Cf. Marshall, F.H., Catalogue of the Jewellery, Greek, Etruscan and Roman, in the Department of Antiquities, British Museum, London, 1911, pls.LIX (no.2727), LX (2736), LXI (2738), for the same style of chain rings.
FootnotesAgate was appreciated in the Greek and Roman world for its magical virtues. A recently found agate gemstone from Imperial-era Anapa, which differs from the other similar agate stones in its spherical shape and large size, was inscribed with a text referring to traditional Greek expulsion rituals against evil and diseases, ending with a list of human head parts similar to the one found in the Hippocratic medical handbook. The gemstone was probably worn not only as an amulet, but also as a miniature handbook with instructions for making amulets. According to Pliny the Elder (NH, XXXVII, 47) a certain type of agate was protected against spiders and scorpions.
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LOT 0102
Gold Necklace with Agate Pendant
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000€17,400 - 23,200 (for guidance only)$20,250 - 27,000 (for guidance only)
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Greek Terracotta Vessel Fragment Group
Circa 7th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Comprising a variety decorated fragments including: four figural black-figure fragments; one with raised line decoration; one with raised bosses; a fragment with a gazelle facing back; one with painted motifs in red; and three other fragments with painted motifs. 264 grams total, 5.3-10.5 cm
Acquired early 20th century. Ex property of UK lady by descent. Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman. -
Greek Decorated Bronze Spiral Bracelet
8th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £585
Formed as a spiral D-section rod with waisted profile, hatched and notched ornament to the edges. 685 grams, 11.5 cm
Private Swiss collection, acquired 2002. -
Hellenistic Terracotta Head of the Goddess Demeter
Circa 2nd-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Hollow-formed and with rounded facial features; wavy hair with central partition, dressed with a tall diadem. 74 grams total, 78 mm high
UK private collection. Acquired Spink, York, UK, 2009. Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
The head is probably from a cult statuette of Demeter. Statuettes of the goddess, seated or standing, or even busts, are well documented in the south of Italy, both among the Greek colonists and the local populations; many have been excavated from regional sanctuaries.
