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LOT 0525
Greek Apulian Squat Terracotta Lekythos
4TH CENTURY B.C.
3 1/4 in. (73 grams, 81 mm).
Ovoid body decorated with low-relief vertical ribbing, conical mouth with flat inverted rim, strap handle and discoid foot.
ProvenanceAcquired on the French art market.
Swiss private collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Cf. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession no.41.162.238, for similar.
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LOT 0525
Greek Apulian Squat Terracotta Lekythos
Estimate £200 - 200€230 - 230 (for guidance only)$270 - 270 (for guidance only)
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Graeco-Persian Chalcedony Stamp Seal with Striding Boar
5th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Plano-convex seal with incuse boar image; Bivar notes in his description: 'Boar, charging to the left. The convexity of the bezel surface is rather untypical. The stone may have been resurfaced. Probably 5th to 4th century B.C.'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 7.09 grams, 25.3 mm
UK private collection, acquired 1980-1983. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note typed and signed by A.D.H. (David) Bivar. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12520-230315. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
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Hellenistic Silver Child's Bracelet
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Decorated on the central round bezel with the head of a youth surrounded by a laurel wreath; external face decorated with pattern of alternating lozenges, lines and S-shaped motifs; twisted closure at the back. 4.80 grams, 8 mm
Ex property of a London lady; from her family collection formed in the 1970s. Property of a Bedfordshire, UK, private collector. Accompanied by an illustrated collector's identification tag. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Greek Bronze Bow Brooch
6th-5th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Comprising a tapering bow with median cluster of three bulbs, one arm extending to a single-loop spring and pin, the other widening to a flat catch with curved edge and lateral spur above. 22.6 grams, 65 mm
Ex important German collection, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
