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LOT 0527
Greek Gold Eros Figure
3RD-1ST CENTURY B.C.
1/2 in. (0.72 grams, 12 mm).
Formed with a curved profile, the figure holding a tray or other object before him, his wings part-spread.
ProvenanceAcquired 1970-2010.
Collection of a late Japanese gentleman.
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LOT 0527
Greek Gold Eros Figure
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
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Greek Piriform Bronze Vessel
3rd-2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Comprising a waisted neck and everted rim; cracked, base absent. 331 grams, 20.5 cm high
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. -
Greek Bronze Seal Ring with Horse
Circa 5th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
With a slender hoop and elliptical bezel engraved with a horse. 4.02 grams, 22.50 mm overall, 18.90 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)
Acquired before 2000. From the collection of a European gentleman living in the UK. -
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Villanovan Impasto Biconical Urn
Circa 8th century B.C.Estimate: £700 - 900 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £350
Black burnished ceramic urn with conical lower body, two flared loop handles, bell-shaped upper body and flat everted rim; band of incised chevrons to the equator, horizontal linear bands and ropework key patterns; one handle restored. 2 kg, 25 cm high
Ex private Orange Country collection. with Ancient Resources Auctions, Auction 34, 14 September 2014, lot 246. Accompanied by a detailed collector's catalogue pages including description and photograph.
Such urns were often deposited with the cremated remains inside, one handle broken off (perhaps part of the funerary rites) and in some case a bronze crested helmet placed over the top of the urn.
