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LOT 0491
Graeco-Roman Bronze Ring with Inscription
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (9.03 grams, 26.58 mm overall, 18.68 x 16.06 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)).
A substantial ring with expanding shoulders, a large oval bezel with 'ΠK'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 0491
Graeco-Roman Bronze Ring with Inscription
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
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Greek Terracotta Oil Lamp with Handle
Hellenistic, 2nd-1st century B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £51
Low-relief ovolo decoration on the body with a raised rosette motif on the nozzle, ribbed loop handle to the rear, and an inked collector's note '191' on the base. 53.7 grams, 11.2 cm
From an important collection of lamps, Germany, 1970s. -
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Large Greek Black-Glazed Trefoil-Lipped Oinochoe
Apulia, 5th century B.C.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £2,000
With a trefoil mouth, an applied D-section handle and a tiered foot. 405 grams, 22.1 cm
Property from a private collection. with Sotheby's, New York, 9 December 2003, no.9. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Sotheby's catalogue pages. -
Fragment of a Greek Red-Figure Cup Depicting a Satyr Copulating with a Maenad, Attributed to Epiktetos
Attic, circa 520–490 B.C.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £2,000
Dynamic scene featuring a nude, muscular satyr engaged in coitus with a young maenad; the satyr depicted with long curly hair and long dressed beard, a crown of ivy leaves resting on his head, holding the hand of the maenad with his right hand and her waist with the other; the maenad depicted in a half-kneeling position with her right hand grasping the beard of the satyr; partial Greek inscription above 'KTETO' referring to the artist Epiktetos. 31.2 grams, 11.7 cm
Oswald Burchard collection, Zurich, until 1983. M. Hess collection, Hotel Jura, Basel. Private collection, Germany. Private collection, London. One fragment, Antikenmuseum [ACR] Auctions, 17, 30 June 2015, no.14. Two fragments, Bertolami Fine Art, Auction 43, 19 April 2018, no.55. Comprising three fragments, subsequently joined. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13326-258216.
Epiktetos is considered a master of the circular image and painted mainly the interiors of cups—specifically "eye-cups," so named because of the two painted eyes on the exterior, which likely served an apotropaic function. His so-called "bilingual" vases feature black-figure painting on the interior, while the exterior of the bowl is decorated in the red-figure style. He painted few mythological scenes: Theseus confronting the Minotaur; a red-figure cup fragment attributed to him depicts Hermes, Apollo, and Artemis or large-scale compositions; instead, he mostly depicted scenes from daily life (an archer, a mounted warrior, figures at a banquet, a sculptor at work), as well as erotic scenes featuring men or satyrs.
