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LOT 0509
Greek Bronze Seal Ring with Hippocamp
CIRCA 5TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
1 in. (8.14 grams, 24.23 mm overall, 19.29 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2, USA 9 1/4, Europe 20.63, Japan 19)).
Comprising a wide hoop and lentoid bezel with a leaping hippocamp holding a spear and a shield.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Property of a Cheshire, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Hellenistic Gold Pendant with Cabochons
Circa 2nd-1st century B.C.Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
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Cypriot Terracotta Vessel
Cypro-Archaic, 750-600 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Miniature ewer with tapering spout to the shoulder, flared neck and rounded rim with applied loop handle; painted decorative bands. 51 grams, 88 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
