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LOT 0542
Greek Glass Cameo with Dolphin
LATE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (2.75 grams, 26 mm).
Ellipsoid in plan and plano-convex in section with low-relief dolphin modelled in the half-round.
ProvenanceAcquired on the German art market, 1989-1995.
with The Museum Gallery, 19 Bury Place, London, WC1, UK, 1998-2003.
Property of a London based academic, 2003 to present.
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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Greek Attic Black-Figure Lekythos with Fighting Warriors
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With flared foot, broad shoulder and trumpet-shaped mouth, strap handle to the rear; painted frieze with scene of two warriors fighting on foot with spears, watched by two silhouetted companions; ivy leaves to shoulder. 154 grams, 13.9 cm
Ex Gübelin, Switzerland, before 1970. with Fischer Luzern, 2006. Acquired by the previous owner from the above, 9 June 2006. Private collection, Europe. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss register certificate, no.S00066703. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12638-264603. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
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. -
Hellenistic Lapis Lazuli and Gold Bead Necklace
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Restrung necklace of biconvex lapis lazuli beads with annular gold spacers, four large hexagonal-section fusiform beads as the centrepiece. 48.83 grams, 45 cm
Private collection of a London gentleman, acquired between 1965-2020. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
