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LOT 0787
Greek Lead Votive Figure
3RD-1ST MILLENIUM B.C.
3 in. (46.9 grams total, 76 mm including stand).
Formed as a standing figure of a nude man with one hand raised, one hand and leg absent; mounted on a custom-made stand with an old label to the underside reading 'Minoan, Pb Cohen, Paris X, 1988'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceLa Reine Margot Gallery, Paris, France, October 1988.
From the collection of a Kensington, London, UK, gentleman.
Private collection, London, UK.
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LOT 0787
Greek Lead Votive Figure
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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Greek Bronze Lionskin Attachment
5th century B.C.Estimate: £350 - 450 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £180
Rectangular bronze attachment, slightly curved in profile, in the shape of a frontal lion's head in low relief with lateral triangles indicating the mane; hole to each side to accept a pin to allow hinge movement; mounted on a custom-made stand. 141 grams total, 67 mm, 10.3 cm including stand
Ex U. Lindner, late 1990s. with Gallery Serodine, Ascona, prior to 2014. -
Parthian Terracotta Vessel Collection
2nd century B.C.-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: squat jat with painted rings and ropework to the shoulder (repaired); shallow dish with painted rings to the rim; biconvex vessel. 402 grams total, 8.2-11.4 cm
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
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Minoan Agate Seal with Squid
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Ellipsoid in section and rectangular in plan with incuse squid motif; pierced for use as a bead, but the end-holes not joined; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.53 grams, 19.1 mm
Private collection, 1980s. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13484-262458.
In a relatively large number of Minoan seals, it is difficult to determine unequivocally the exact type of animal depicted. Some are hybrid figures with hooves, animal legs or are posed with a frontal face. Some figures are crudely scratched in the field; others are more carefully modelled.
