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LOT 0573
Greek Bronze Animal Statuette
4TH-1ST CENTURY B.C.
2 1/8 in. (60 grams, 53.5 mm).
Modelled in the round, standing on splayed legs, with a small tail and long body, curving ears. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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Parthian Blue Glazed Water Vessel
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £135
Discoid body and short tubular neck with everted rim, two loop handles. 561 grams, 19.2 cm
Ex London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s. Private collection, London. -
Phoenicio-Punic Terracotta Goddess Tanit Figure
Late 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Modelled in the round, wearing a long dress and a veil, standing on a pedestal with her arms raised at her chest; mounted on a custom-made display stand with an old collector's sticker. 275 grams, 19.2 cm
From the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent. Accompanied by a collector's data information card with collection reference no.113. -
Archaic Greek Bronze Statuette of a Coiled and Rearing Snake
Archaic, 6th-5th century B.C.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,500
Modelled in the round with coiled body and rearing head, barbed fin to the forehead, punched annulet texturing on the body. 312 grams, 11 cm
Private collection, Neuchâtel, Switzerland, assembled in the 1980s. Acquired in 1995 by a European private collector. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12856-241689.
Snakes were important symbols in ancient Greek culture and were often linked with protection, healing, and renewal. Because they shed their skin, they were seen as a sign of rebirth and new life. They were also connected with gods and spirits of the earth and underworld, and in some cases were thought to protect the home or sacred places. In Greek art, a snake could therefore carry both religious and symbolic meaning.
