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LOT 0581
Greek Alabaster Pyxis
MID 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 5/8 in. (168 grams, 68 mm).
Barrel-shaped in profile with flared foot, broad shoulder and gusseted neck, flange to the mouth; knop handle to lid.
ProvenanceCollection Mr. K. Ex collection Mr.
H, acquired in Switzerland in the early 2000.
Private collection, 2010.
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LOT 0581
Greek Alabaster Pyxis
Estimate £350 - 450€410 - 520 (for guidance only)$470 - 610 (for guidance only)
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Greek Green Stone Bearded Face Amulet
400-300 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Finely carved head, featuring narrow eyes, a snub nose, full lips, a broad, stranded beard, and tightly curled hair rows; with a suspension loop behind the head. 4.16 grams, 20 mm
Private collection, England.
The facial features closely resemble those of Bes; the absence of Bes's characteristic plumed headdress is also evident in other amulets (Cf. Reisner, G.A., Catalogue général des antiquités égyptiennes du Musée du Caire, Nos.12528-13595, Vol. II, Amulets, Cairo, 1958, p. 16 (CG12649), pl. IV). -
Greek Silver Didrachm of Rhodes in Gold Pendant
Circa 454-404 B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,111
Obv: head of Helios facing slightly right. Rev: RODION legend above rose with bud on the right; bunch of grapes over E in left field; the coin enclosed in a modern double circular gold frame stamped '750' set with colourless stones. 11.86 grams, 35 mm
Roma Numismatics, E-LIVE Auction 4, 29 November 2018, no.155. Private collection of Mr K.A., France. with Kallos Gallery, London. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13025-246752.
The coinage of Rhodes city began around 408/7 B.C. with the introduction of a silver coinage bearing a deeply cut image of Helios, seen full-face with luxuriant hair, blown back by the wind. Helios’ imposing image was paired with that of a rose (a pun on the name of the city) and also the city’s ethnic, POΔION, meaning ‘of Rhodes’. -
Greek Attic Red-Figure Fragment Depicting a Nude Hero
Early 5th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Irregular fragment with nude body fragment partially draped in a chlamys, with finely painted slender hand on a hip. 11.73 grams, 42 mm
From the stock of a former UK antiquarian, acquired at trade fairs and from private collection formed in the 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Europe.
