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LOT 0505
Greek Red Variegated Gemstone with Lioness
6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
5/8 in. (1.94 grams, 15 mm).
Scaraboid type with incuse design to the underside of a lioness crouching in profile with star and crescent moon above; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 0505
Greek Red Variegated Gemstone with Lioness
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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Eastern Greek Scaraboid Gemstone with Gryphon
4th-2nd century B.C. or laterEstimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Bids: 5 | Current Bid: £25
Scaraboid type with incuse design to the underside of a winged gryphon with one foreleg raised; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.24 grams, 13 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Greek Black Glazed Terracotta Dish
5th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Squat in profile with a rounded rim and flared foot. 149 grams, 10.2 cm wide
Acquired on the London art market. TimeLine Auctions, 4 June 2017, no.1447. Private collection, Suffolk. -
Phoenician Bowl with Crimson and Black Decorations
4th century B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £444
With a narrow basal ring, a flared rim, and painted circumferential bands. 49.2 grams, 63 mm
Private collection, Los Angeles, USA. Acquired on the American art market. European private collection.
Similar pottery has been found in the Phoenician necropolis of Villaricos near Madrid (tomb 1082), although undecorated. The pottery seems to be of Iberian-Phoenician style, being bowls of similar type and decorated found also in the necropolis of Tutugi, Galera, Granada, Andalusia.
