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LOT 0619
Greek and Other Pottery Sherd Group
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 3/8 - 4 7/8 in. (1.06 kg total, 3.4-12.4 cm).
Mixed group including amphora, lekythos, bowl and other fragments. [18, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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Parthian Glazed Ceramic Jug
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £80
Speckled glaze; deep shoulder with chamfered rim and strap handle. 776 grams, 16.5 cm high
Acquired by the vendor's father on the UK art market, before 1990. -
Indo-Greek Terracotta Forger's Mould Group
Circa 2nd-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Group of discoid clay moulds for casting contemporary counterfeit coins. 43 grams total, 25-32 mm
Private collection formed in the 1990s. Acquired from a central London gallery. Property of an Essex gentleman. -
Greek Italic Silver Fibula
5th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Segmented body with central filigree wiring, collared knops to three corners, integral coiled pin and trapezoidal catchplate with lotus flower engraved to the outer face, loop with stylised serpentine head to base. 13.5 grams, 63 mm
Acquired in Europe before 1994. European collection.
