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LOT 0095
Greek Gold Necklace with Amuletic Pendants
5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
20 3/4 in. (42.02 grams, 52.5 cm long).
An elaborate two-tiered necklace composed of granulated pendants, most with a teardrop-shaped breloque suspended below and two with an applied rosette to the centre; interspersed with a selection of gold beads comprising lions, bulls, leopards, a sphinx, and a siren; central feature comprising a bead formed as a man riding a lion(?) flanked by two drops, one with a seated sphinx and the other a stylised fish, both with a teardrop-shaped pendant drop; suspended from a plaited chain, no clasp; repaired.
ProvenanceAcquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12387-226694.
See Higgins, R.A., Greek and Roman Jewellery, London, 1961, pl.33, for a necklace with multiple pendants, pl.27, for similar applied rosettes; Williams, D. & Ogden, J., Greek Gold. Jewelry of the Classical World, New York, 1994, pp.116-117, pl.68, for an elaborate necklace with seed-like pendants; The Aidonia Treasure. Seals and Jewellery of the Aegean Late Bronze Age, Athens, 1996, pl.33, for the chain type.
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LOT 0095
Greek Gold Necklace with Amuletic Pendants
Sold for (Inc. bp): £6,500
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Hellenistic Gold Ring with Satyr Gemstone
2nd-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,860
With hollow-form hoop widening towards the shoulders, raised bezel set with a round intaglio, engraved with an image of a satyr or kneeling nude warrior on a baseline, wearing a Boeotian-style helmet pushed back, holding a spear in one hand and an object in the other; a marriage. 2.91 grams, 23.57 mm overall, 19.25 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O 1/2 , USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.61, Japan 15)
From a private family collection formed since the early 19th century, thence by descent. Property of a New Zealand legal professional. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12322-223716.
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4th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Tapering body and broad rounded shoulder decorated with incised vertical ribs, trefoil mouth, integral handle, everted foot with tapered edge. 215 grams, 12.6 cm
From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent.
Such oinochoe vessels were produced in southern Italy from the 4th century B.C., most probably in the Greek colony of Campania. These vessels were characterised by a bulbous body with an elegant design, and by a black metallic glaze of a very fine quality, conferring a marvellous, smooth exterior surface. -
Cypriot Decorated Red Burnished Ware Amphora-Shaped Vessel
Early Bronze Age, 2300-2150 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
The bulbous body and columnar neck decorated with bands of impressed-cord detailing, shoulder with encircling segments and broken bands; lateral loop handles with thumb-pad spurs. 1.21 kg, 25.5 cm
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