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LOT 0519
Greek Grey Stone Bifacial Bead with Winged Creature and Star
CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
5/8 in. (2.18 grams, 15 mm).
Thick, oval bead showing a star with a raised annulet at the centre, the other side with a winged quadruped, possibly a gryphon. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 0519
Greek Grey Stone Bifacial Bead with Winged Creature and Star
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
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Greek Terracotta Rhyton of a Goddess
3rd-2nd century B.C.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £3,000
With flanged and stepped rim, tapering curved body, figural finial of the goddess with diadem; bands of red and cream geometric detail to the rim and upper body, red wave patterns to the inner face; the goddess modelled with carefully dressed hair and floral diadem, ringlets cascading to her collar bone, alert facial expression with almond-shaped eyes and prominent nose, with C-shaped billetted collar and chiton, cupping her left breast in her right hand; mounted on a custom-made stand. 1.25 kg, 24 cm
Private collection, London, UK; formed 1970s-1980s. 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.13312-258233.
It is challenging to identify the divinity represented on our vessel: it can be associated with Ariadne, wife of the god Dionysus, but also with a Parthian goddess such as Anahita. She was a Zoroastrian goddess associated with water, fertility, and wisdom, widely venerated across the Parthian Empire and often invoked alongside Ahura Mazda in royal and religious inscriptions. Rhyta in her likeness, typically terminating in a zoomorphic or divine protome, were used as ceremonial drinking vessels, reflecting Anahita's close association with libation and purification rites.
