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LOT 0518
Graeco-Persian Lapis Lazuli Stamp Seal with Lion
5TH CENTURY B.C.
1/2 in. (1.9 grams, 12 mm).
Plano-convex with intaglio scene to underside, sheep in profile beside a tree; supplied with a museum-quality impression and old dealer's label with impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of P. Chapman, collected from the 1970s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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LOT 0518
Graeco-Persian Lapis Lazuli Stamp Seal with Lion
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
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Greek Archaic Human-Faced Idol
Daedalic, 8th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Modelled in the round mould-formed figure with D-shaped human face, stub arms and columnar body with flared base; exaggerated facial features, tall headdress and coiled loop above. 147 grams, 16.7 cm
German private collection, before 1997. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00003188. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Greek Bronze Head of a Grotesque Man
3rd century B.C.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,250
Hollow-formed 'moneybox' with exaggerated nose and lips, small crescent-and-pellet ears, low-relief eyes with impressed pupils, small lock of hair to the scalp, vesica-shaped socket to the underside; pierced at the scalp and at the right ear. 67 grams, 48 mm
with Artemis Gallery, Munich, before 1998. Acquired by the present owner from the above in 2003. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12212-222320. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Greek Bronze Bow Brooch
6th-5th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Comprising a tapering bow with median cluster of three bulbs, one arm extending to a single-loop spring and pin, the other widening to a flat catch with curved edge and lateral spur above. 22.6 grams, 65 mm
Ex important German collection, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
