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LOT 0105
Greek Gold Amuletic Bird
5TH-1ST CENTURY B.C.
3/4 in. (0.57 grams, bird: 19 mm).
Comprising a sheet-gold hollow-formed avian figure with applied filigree detailing, and a separate beaked head; accompanied by a rectangular blue glass fragment. [3]
ProvenancePrivate collection, USA and Switzerland, acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s; thence by descent.
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LOT 0105
Greek Gold Amuletic Bird
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
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Greek Bronze Ring with Standing Goddess
Circa 4th-2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Comprising a slender round-section hoop and a lentoid bezel with a standing goddess before a pillar. 1.92 grams, 16.72 mm overall, 13.16x15.37 mm internal diameter (approximate size British G, USA 3 1/4, Europe 4.92, Japan 4)
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Greek Terracotta Artefact Collection
Circa 5th-3rd century B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £39
Including terracotta statue heads, amphora handle with old inked inscription on label to verso, which reads: 'AMPHORA HANDLE / PICKED UP ON SEA / BED OFF EAST SIDE / PARAMALI POINT, CYPRUS / 31 AUGUST 1968.' and other items. 739 grams total, 5.1-13 cm
From a late Hampshire gentleman's collection, formed from the 1960s.
One of the terracotta heads belongs to a votive statue, which by its shape seems to belong to Demeter or to the priestess of the Mother Goddess venerated in the Sanctuary of Arsos (Cyprus). The other one, also votive, showing a high headgear, represents most probably a Phoenician divinity, or a Levantine head of a priest. -
Large Greek Bronze Ring with Seated Figure
Circa 4th-2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Featuring a slender round-section hoop and a large lentoid bezel with a seated figure holding a staff. 3.41 grams, 25.02 mm overall, 15.70 x 20.51 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
