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LOT 0515
Greek Bronze Seal Ring with Lion
CIRCA 5TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
1 in. (5.73 grams, 23.51 mm overall, 20.22 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2, USA 9 1/4, Europe 20.63, Japan 19)).
Comprising a D-section hoop with raised bulb to the base, lentoid-shaped bezel with a reclining lion.
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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Scythian Gold Repoussé Animal Mount
Early 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £450 - 650 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £240
Formed as an advancing lion, hatching to hips and shoulders; mounted on a custom-made stand. 29.63 grams total, 22 mm wide (62 mm high including stand)
From the Robin Symes Mayfair gallery before 1999, and part of a collection exhibited at the gallery. Ex London, UK, collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Cypriot Painted Terracotta Amphora
Cypro-Archaic I, circa 750-600 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £975
Tall unglazed ceramic comprising a biconical body and low basal ring, rounded shoulder and broad funicular neck with rolled rim, two strap handles to the equator; painted with bands of ring-and-dot motifs to neck and shoulder, interstitial horizontal bands; repaired. 3.8 kg, 43.5 cm
Property of a Cambridgeshire collector. From his private collection since the 1970s; thence by descent circa 2000. Ex private collection of a Bedfordshire gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Greek Bronze Seal Ring with Hippocamp
Circa 5th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £228
Comprising a wide hoop and lentoid bezel with a leaping hippocamp holding a spear and a shield. 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)
Ex 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.
