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LOT 0504
Greek Bronze Furniture Fitting Group
3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.
3/4 - 3 3/4 in. (790 grams total, 21-96 mm).
Comprising over 20 hollow-formed bicones. [23]
ProvenanceAcquired 1960s-1990s.
Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
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Opening Bid: £750
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Acquired in the late-1980. Ex S.A. collection. -
Parthian Blue Glazed Amphora-Type Vessel
2nd century B.C.-1st century A.D. or laterEstimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
The buff, capsule-shaped body with a tapering shoulder and pronounced rim, knop-shaped foot and remains of glaze to the mouth. 4.1 kg, 42.5 cm
London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. -
Hellenistic Glass Gem with Goddess
3rd-2nd century B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £333
Engraved with a goddess (Aphrodite?), facing right, peplos around her hips, her left elbow resting on a column and her left hand behind her body; the right hand outstretched and holding a sceptre; a snake(?) before. 2.52 grams, 22 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Important North West London collection.
In the famous Greek myth of the Gorgon, Aphrodite, jealous of their beauty, placed a curse on Medusa and her sisters, transforming their hair into snakes and making their gaze turn anyone into stone.
