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LOT 0607
Greek Bronze Animal
GEOMETRIC, 8TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
1 5/8 in. (11.5 grams, 43 mm).
Modelled with a conical body and two stub legs, carinated back and neck, pierced for suspension.
ProvenanceEx collection Mr K.H., Germany.
Private collection, acquired in 2012.
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Greek Terracotta Standing Figure
Archaic, 7th-5th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Modelled in the round figure standing with arms raised, head tilted upward with shoulder-length hair and horned cap, collar to the throat with large disc closure, pectoral pendant on a stylised braided thong; mounted on a custom-made stand; possibly Cypriot workmanship. 277 grams total, 17 cm high including stand
Ex Ernest Ohly collection. Acquired from Woolley & Wallis, Wiltshire, UK, 20 May 2010, no.1010 (part). From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Greek Silver Ring with Hydra Heads
4th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
With a flat-section hoop, each finial formed as an offset serpentine head; hollow to the underside. 1.35 grams, 19.95 mm overall, 14.77 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H, USA 3 3/4, Europe 6.18, Japan 6)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
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’.
