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LOT 0864
Greek Bronze Ring with Mouse
5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
3/4 in. (2.71 grams, 19.87 mm overall, 14.52 mm internal diameter (approximate size British G 1/2, USA 3 1/2, Europe 5.55, Japan 5)).
Ellipsoid bezel with incuse profile image of a mouse with extended tail. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. for similar iconography Boardman, J., Greek Gems and Finger Rings Early Bronze Age to Late Classical, London, 2001, no.893.4.
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LOT 0864
Greek Bronze Ring with Mouse
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Greek Red-Figure Fragment Collection
5th century B.C.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising irregular curved sidewall and rim fragments with reserved and applied ornament on a black field; each with old collector's label. 8 grams total, 16-37 mm
Iris Cornelia Love (1933-2020) collection, New York, formed primarily in the 1950s-1970s; on long-term loan to Dietrich von Bothmer, New York, late 1960s/early 1970s to late 1990s. -
Greek Terracotta Black-Figure Vessel Fragment Collection
7th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £455
Mixed group including fragments from the rim and sidewall, most with painted detailing; each with an old collector's catalogue label. 182 grams total, 5.7-11.5 cm
Private collection, Switzerland. -
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Graeco-Persian Gold Ram-Shaped Amulet
3rd-2nd century B.C.Estimate: £12,000 - 17,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £6,000
Modelled in the round in the form of a ram lying with its legs folded beneath the body, head turned with hooked horns, collar to the neck with a large pellet pendant; ribbed suspension loop behind the shoulders, mounting lug beneath the trunk. 12.87 grams, 30 mm
Private collection, acquired on the European art market in 2002. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate, 8 June 2004. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13204-249215.
The ram, a male symbol, was associated with various divinities. Turned into a ram as a child by Zeus, and a common sacrifice to the god, the ram was a symbol of Dionysus, which he shared with Aphrodite. Ram heads and pendants frequently occur in jewellery. In the animal kingdom, Eros favours the cockerel and the ram, both of which are indicative of sexual potency.
