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LOT 0556
Greek Bronze Ring with Standing Goddess
CIRCA 4TH-2ND CENTURY B.C.
3/4 in. (1.55 grams, 20.58 mm overall, 14.22x17.30 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J, USA 4 3/4, Europe 8.69, Japan 8)).
Comprising a slender hoop and an oval bezel with a stylised nude goddess, possibly Venus. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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Greek Bronze Ring with Musician
3rd-2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Comprising a slender hoop and a lentoid bezel with a seated figure playing the panpipes. 2.90 grams, 19.84 mm overall, 16.99 x 15.68 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5 3/4, Europe 11.24, Japan 10)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Greek Core-Formed Tall Glass Alabastron
6th-5th century B.C.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
With a fusiform body, slender neck and broad flange rim, decorated with marvered feathering and spiralling trails; two lateral loop handles and a pinched lateral lug. 36.69 grams, 91 mm
Anonymous sale, Binoche & Giquello, Paris, 30th May 2012, no.124. Private collection, Switzerland. Accompanied by a copy of French passport no.0150269. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13188-249220.
Alabastra of this typology, core-formed, trail-decorated and tooled, are typical of the Eastern Mediterranean. They were diminutive examples of a shape popularly produced for perfumed oils in the Greek world. Larger forms are known in both glass and ceramics. -
Greek Bronze Zoomorphic Ring
Circa 4th-2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising a slender hoop and a lentoid bezel with a leaping quadruped. 1.89 grams, 18.18 mm overal, 16.29 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K 1/2, USA 5 1/2, Europe 10.58, Japan 10)
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
