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LOT 0053
Greek Gold Eros Earrings
3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.
5/8 in. (2.55 grams total, 17 mm each).
A pair of gold Eros earrings, each composed of a decoratively twisted tapering wire hoop and a winged Eros plaque with detailing to the body, face and hair; closure loop to reverse. [2]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 74.51.3506, for similar.
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2nd century B.C.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £667
A marble head of lady carved in the round with semi-naturalistic, masculine facial features, severe facial expression, hair dressed with a central parting and tied in a chignon at the nape of the neck; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 386 grams total, 11 cm high
Acquired in the 1980s. Ex private German collection.
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Greek Silver Medical Implement with Snake Handle
4th-3rd century B.C.Estimate: £450 - 650 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
A silver and copper-alloy medical instrument, oval in shape, the handle formed as a snake with shallow hatched pattern on the body representing scales, stylised rendering of the snake's head. 68 grams, 25 cm long
Fair condition.
Acquired mid 1980s to early 1990s. Private family collection formed in London, UK. Accompanied by a metal test assessment number 182971/HM1456 from an Oxford specialist.
The use of this spatula (probe) for medical assessment can be confirmed by its snake-shaped handle, evidently a reference to the god Asklepios, whose symbol was a staff with a serpent wrapped around it. Such implements, called 'ἀπυρομήλη', were used in the Graeco-Persian world. The survival of the handle in this example makes it a rare find.
