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LOT 0830
Greek Lead Slingshot of Alexander the Great, The Invincible
336-323 B.C.
1 1/8 in. (26.4 grams, 29 mm).
Biconical in profile with reserved monogram 'AB' for ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ' (Αlexandrou Basileos) to the obverse and a laurel wreath to the reverse.
ProvenancePreviously property of an Austrian collector, Vienna, Austria.
From a German private collection, formed since the 1980s.
Ye, D. and P. Rothenhöfer, Notes on Greek Inscribed Sling Bullets, Journal of Ancient Civilizations (forthcoming).
LiteratureFor similar, see Nankov, E., Markers of Military Mobility: Toward an Archaeology of the Sling in Ancient Thrace (5th c. BC – 4th c. AD), with a corpus of the inscribed lead sling projectiles from Bulgaria. Glandes Plumbeae Inscriptae in Bulgaria Repertae, Sofia, 2023, p. 75 and pl. XXV LI14; Şahin, F., Patara, vol. V.2: Patarametal buluntulari, Istanbul, 2018, pp. 57–58, D11, fig. 13.
FootnotesIn the case of Alexander III, who never lost a battle, the laurel wreath began to be an important attribute already during his lifetime. This is best illustrated on coins, cf. a gold stater struck c. 330/325-320 (NAC auction 169, lot 74): Nike stands in the centre on the reverse holding a laurel wreath, with the name of Alexander behind the goddess on the right.
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LOT 0830
Greek Lead Slingshot of Alexander the Great, The Invincible
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£100 (EUR 116; USD 135) +BP*
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Corinthian, 6th century B.C.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,250
Squat in profile with lateral loop handles, vertical stripes to the rim, frieze with a grazing goat, a panther to its rear and a perching swan. 102 grams, 15.1 cm
Ex private collection, Tokyo, Japan, since the 1980s. Private European collection, acquired in 2010. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate no.13227-249320.
In agreement with most scholars of the Corinthian pottery, Amyx and Payne used the term kotyle, rather than skyphos, to designate the distinctive group of deep cups with no offset lip, horizontal handles set near the rim, a convex tapering body and a narrow, echinoid foot. -
Etruscan Oinochoe with Tongue Frieze
7th-6th century B.C.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £825
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Ex Prof. A., Basel, Switzerland; thence by descent. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13535-263127.
Greek influence in the Etruscan world emerged during the Orientalizing period with the introduction of wine, likely an Eastern variety, following the tradition of spiced Syro-Phoenician wines that had been significant in the preceding era. This involved not merely the importation of the product itself, but also the introduction and subsequent local production of the associated ceramic vessels used for its consumption, such as this oinochoe. This is significant, given that the banquet custom and the ritual of the symposium,in which participants reclined while dining, would not emerge in Etruria until later. -
Greek Pottery Juglet
Hellenistic, 2nd-1st century B.C.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Redware juglet with a ribbed collar to the neck and a strap handle to the reverse. 85 grams, 92 mm
From a private collector; previously the property of an East Anglian collector; acquired in Europe in the late 1940s. Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. Accompanied by a previous catalogue information slip.
