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LOT 0510
Greek Gold Bead Pair
CIRCA 4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
3/8 in. (1.85 grams total, 9 mm each).
Each with a squat, spherical body adorned with decoratively twisted filigree wire and granules around the equator. [2]
ProvenanceCollected from 1970-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
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Parthian Figural Silver Dagger Hilt
3rd-1st century B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £212
Formed as a standing male figure with swept back, shoulder-length hair, hands held at the waist; mounting lug below. 66 grams, 86 mm
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.
This hilt was probably for an acinaces blade, usually 14-18 inches long and used throughout a vast swath of territory encompassing the eastern Mediterranean, the Near East and central Asia, by such diverse cultures as the Parthians, the Medes, the Greeks, and the Scythians. -
Greek Terracotta Protome Mask Collection
Circa 4th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Three ceramic masks each moulded with a female face, pierced at the brow. 290 grams total, 10.3-11.9 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Archaic Greek Terracotta Figure of Mounted Warrior with Shield
7th-5th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Modelled in the round, the stylised horse standing on stub legs, with a long neck and detailing to its eyes; the warrior holding a shield in his left hand, right hand and arm raised to eye level, wearing a crested helmet; restored and mounted on a custom-made display stand. 303 grams total, 17 cm high including stand
Acquired before 1990. From an old German collection.
