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LOT 0075
Greek Gold Diadem with Glass Gem
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
11 3/4 in. (14 1/8 in.) (76.87 grams total, 30 cm (36 cm including stand)).
Sheet-gold with tapering finials, central raised cell set with a two-tone glass insert imitating banded agate; mounted on perspex backing.
Provenancewith Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.
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 Terracotta Head Collection
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Comprising: a head of a kore wearing a tall polos crown; head of Eros; a head of a lady with almond-shaped eyes and Archaic smile; a rectangular plaque with low-relief nude figure; all mounted on custom-made display stands. 118 grams total, 4-10.5 cm including stand
Private collection, before 1970. with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland. 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 Lion
Circa 5th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Comprising a D-section hoop with raised bulb to the base, lentoid-shaped bezel with a reclining lion. 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)
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. -
Greek Terracotta White-Ground Painted Lekythos Attributed to the Athena Painter
Circa 510-500 B.C.Estimate: £6,000 - 8,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £3,000
Cylindrical with stepped foot, five palmettes above the shoulder, dynamic frieze of two men visiting two hetairai, each of the figures dressed in long pleated garments, at the centre of the scene, a hetaira on the right reaching towards the bearded male and gently touching his chin with her open hand, a tall draped table behind her with an amphora underneath and a standing bird on the top. 459 grams, 26.4 cm
H.A.C. (Herbert A. Cahn), 19 October 1979. Private collection, Bern, Switzerland. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12644-236376. 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.
