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LOT 0566
Greek Lead Actor's Mask Weight
CIRCA 4TH-2ND CENTURY B.C.
1 in. (31.1 grams, 26 mm).
D-shaped and plano-convex in section with raised hair, lentoid eyes, large cup-shaped mouth. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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Etruscan Globular Pendant with Birds' Heads
Circa 8th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Comprising a spherical body with biconvex collar, lateral arms ending in stylised bird-heads, pierced lobe above; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 113 grams total, 69 mm including stand
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
These globular pendants surmounted by two opposed birds heads belong to the early Iron Age phase of the Etruscan-Villanovan culture. The heads are those of aquatic birds, whose motif is often repeated on the embossed belt-cuirasses decorating the waists of high-status men and women. -
Greek Gold Ring and Earring Set with Rosettes
4th-3rd century B.C.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,778
Comprising: matched pair of earrings, each a hollow-formed disc with applied rosette motif in filigree; finger ring with twisted rod shank and swivel attachment to a drum-shaped bezel with similar applied rosette, granule clusters to the rim. 14.59 grams total, 22-32 mm
London collection; acquired on the UK art market 1971-1974. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12152-217076. -
Corinthian Black-Figure Oinochoe
6th century B.C.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
Decorated with two superimposed friezes of animals including panthers, bulls and grazing ibexes; flowers and rosettes in the field; restored. 675 grams, 26.5 cm
Private collection, Old City of Jaffa, Israel. with Archeological Center, Tel Aviv, Israel. Accompanied by a thermoluminescence analysis report no.N124d54 from Oxford Authentication.
