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LOT 0768
Graeco-Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Seated Sculptor and Herm
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (1.16 grams, 15 mm).
Discoid in plan with intaglio scene of a seated sculptor in profile working on a herm; chipped; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. for similar gemstones Furtwängler, A., Beschreibung der geschnittenen Steine im Antiquarium, Berlin, 1896, nos.4649-4650.
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LOT 0768
Graeco-Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Seated Sculptor and Herm
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Etruscan Votive Bronze Hand
Circa 7th-6th century B.C.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £900
Modelled in the half-round with D-section fingers, portion of cuff behind the thumb; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 187 grams total, 11.8 cm high including stand
Acquired on the German art market before 1992; thence by descent. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13191-249245.
Votive offerings gained increasing popularity throughout Etruria, southern Latium and later northern Campania from the 7th century B.C. onwards. Most gods were thought to possess the power to heal, and the sick flocked to their sanctuaries for a cure or to pray for future health. Usually, these dedications depicted the parts of the human anatomy that needed healing. The area of Vulci offered many graves in which pairs of hands cut from a sheet of bronze, rolled up at the base to form the wrist, have been found. -
Parthian Terracotta Vessel Collection
2nd century B.C.-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: squat jat with painted rings and ropework to the shoulder (repaired); shallow dish with painted rings to the rim; biconvex vessel. 402 grams total, 8.2-11.4 cm
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
Greek Terracotta Statuettes of Robed Children
Hellenistic, 3rd-2nd century B.C.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £900
Comprising two figures modelled in the round and dressed in long robes, one of a girl with shoulder-long locks wearing a headdress, one of a boy with a hair knot on top; repaired, some parts absent. 85 grams total, 90-95 mm
Ex E.S., Southern Germany, collected between 1970-1990. with Helios Numismatik, prior to 2010.
