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LOT 0490
Greek Geometric Pin with Horse Terminal
CIRCA 900-700 B.C.
5 1/2 in. (39 grams, 14 cm).
Comprising a long tapering shank with a flattened tip, horse-shaped finial set perpendicular to the shank, pierced through the centre and a flat-section short tang to the rear.
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London 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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LOT 0490
Greek Geometric Pin with Horse Terminal
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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with H.A.C., Basel, prior 1999. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Greek Macedonian Bronze Pyxis
8th century B.C.Estimate: £700 - 900 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £350
'Sickle-type' pyxis composed of a lentoid-section body with integral bird protomes, incised detailing and scalloped openwork finial; lid elliptical in plan with a central stem crowned by a pierced discoid flange, also adorned with stylised bird protomes; corresponding perforations in lid and body used to fasten the component parts together. 69 grams total, 75 mm
Acquired in Germany in 2001. Acquired by the present owner from the above. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Two pyxides of similar form were found at Samos, but the type is believed to have originated in Macedonia.
