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LOT 0543
Greek Seal with Erotic Scene
2ND CENTURY B.C. OR LATER
1/2 in. (3.13 grams, 13 mm).
A conoid copper-alloy(?) seal bearing a geometric frieze in relief around the body; base with incuse erotic figural scene. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1969-1999.
London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent.
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Greek Attic Lekythos
Circa 5th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £381
A ceramic lekythos oil flask composed of a piriform body, broad shoulder, narrow cylindrical neck, D-section handle and splayed foot, black glaze to body with band of polychrome radiating lines around the shoulder, geometric motifs below. 65 grams, 12.7 cm high
Fine condition, neck repaired.
Acquired 1970-1980s. From the property of a German collector. -
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Campanian Red-Figure Bail Amphora from a Cumae Workshop
330-300 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,680
A ceramic red-figure bail amphora with round-section strap handle and pierced lug at the apex, tall waisted neck with vertical rib detailing, rounded shoulder with running wave pattern ornament, tapering body with figural designs of standing females wearing a himation and a stephane in red and white on black ground, one figure holding a thyrsus and the other an ear of corn, with accessories in the field; flared base; from a workshop in Cumae. 862 grams, 37 cm high
Ex collection H.& P. Payot, Clarens, by descent. 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.11577-199027. Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no.QED2223/SG0-0105 from QED Laboratoire.
The bail amphora, named for the tall handle arching over the mouth, was a shape made primarily in Campania, where red-figure vases were produced at both Capua and Cumae in the 4th century B.C. The decoration offered a remarkable range of subjects associated not only with mythological images, but with representations of the local life, costumes and customs. The simple, single figure compositions decorating each side of this vase are also characteristic of the style, which tended to avoid complex mythological scenes often found on much larger vessels like volute craters, favouring representation of the daily life of south Italic people. -
Greek Gold and Carnelian Necklace
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
A section of a necklace of carnelian drop-shaped beads, each pierced in two planes and linked loop-in-loop with thin twisted gold wires, possibly later. 8.16 grams, 26 cm long
The Gans collection, Hebling Dec, Berlin, 1929. with Christie's, New York, 8 December 1999, lot 51. Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Christie's catalogue pages. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11608-198969.
