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LOT 0666
Greek Bronze Bow Brooch
4TH-2ND CENTURY B.C.
1 1/8 in. (5.13 grams, 27 mm).
'Sanguisuga' (leech) fibula with hollow bow; integral coiled spring and ellipsoid catchplate. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the estate of a West Sussex, UK, archaeology collector.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
See Hattatt, R., Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, item 1355, for type.
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Greek Bronze Ring
Circa 5th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
D-section hoop and angled shoulders, wide oval bezel with incised motif. 6.78 grams, 26.56 mm overall, 20.04 x 15.50 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Parthian Bronze Engraved Ring
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Comprising a D-section hoop with bulb to the underside, stepped shoulders, ellipsoid plaque with low-relief running ibex motif. 23.82 grams, 20.50 mm overall, 23.84 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)
Paris, France, art market, 1990s. From the collection of G.M.R.H., London, UK. -
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Monumental Early Etruscan Impasto Kyathos
7th century B.C.Estimate: £3,500 - 4,500 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,750
Fluted body tapering to a narrow foot, the shoulders decorated with tiered bosses, short neck with flared mouth; wide handle perforated with a triangle. 1.18 kg, 25 cm wide
Estate of Mr Bruno Fellinger (1926-2016), Küsnacht, Switzerland. with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12648-236390.
Buccheroid impasto is the name attributed by modern archaeologists to wheel thrown pottery. The clay in these specimens is less refined, and the firing techniques less precise than in the later bucchero ware.
