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LOT 0522
Graeco-Persian Silver Spoon
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.
6 in. (30.8 grams, 15 cm).
The shallow 'bowl' or plaque with a squared tip, round-section shank and horned animal had finial with stylised detailing.
ProvenanceUK collection, early 1990s and before.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
From a private collection, Lancashire, UK.
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Greek Bronze Vessel
3rd-2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Composed of a bulbous body, short neck and everted rim, remains of handle beneath the rim; cracked and split, base absent. 504 grams, 18 cm high
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. -
Thracian Silver Bracelet Pair
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,080
Each composed of a penannular body with stylised snake head terminals; each accompanied by a custom-made display stand. 52.4 grams total, 64 mm each (119 grams total, 82 mm high including stand)
UK art market, 2000s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by searcher certificate no. 201181.
The bracelets belong to the type with zoomorphic terminals, probably representing snake’s heads or dragons emerging from flat rectangular strips with incised decoration and continued as lobed bodies resembling stylised palm leaves or palmettes. This Thracian tradition is attested in the ancient kingdom of Dacia. -
Greek Gold Animal-Headed Earring
4th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
The decoratively twisted hoop tapering toward the closure, cow or bull head modelled in the round with filigree ornament to the collar. 2.91 grams, 22.69 mm overall, 17.67 mm internal diameter (approximate size British E, USA 2 1/4, Europe 2.41, Japan 2)
From the collection of H.N., Milton Keynes, 1980s-1990s.
