Loading, please wait...
Details
LOT 0542
Greek Bronze Ring with Nike
4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
3/4 in. (3.06 grams, 20.71 mm overall, 17.59 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)).
With carinated hoop, scaphoid bezel with intaglio winged Nike holding a wreath. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
Literature
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 72, for type.
CONDITIONVETTING:
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
RELATED LOTS
-
.jpg)
Greek Gold Animal-Headed Earring
4th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
The decoratively twisted hoop tapering toward the closure, cow or bull head modelled in the round with filigree ornament to the collar. 2.91 grams, 22.69 mm
From the collection of H.N., Milton Keynes, 1980s-1990s. -
Graeco-Roman Lapis Lazuli Bowl
3rd-1st century B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £169
Ellipsoid in plan with carinated profile, broad everted rim, stepped base; chipped. 286 grams, 10.8 cm
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. London, UK, collection. -
Large Cypriot Red Burnished Ware Jug with Plank Idol
Early Bronze Age III-Middle Bronze Age I, circa 2100-1850 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
With globular body, tall tubular neck and flared mouth; circumferential bands of hatching, concentric rings and chevrons; loop handle with thumb-pad spur to the reverse of the neck; plank idol to the shoulder with anthropomorphic detailing to both faces; supplied with a display stand; repaired. 1.68 kg, 37 cm high
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Red polished ware was the dominant ware of the Early Bronze Age. The clay was covered with red slip which was then burnished to produce a high point. The Philia red polished ware was characterised by incised multi-zigzag and open herring-bone bands, and also batches of multi-lines on base.
