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LOT 0795
Greek Silver Hair Ring
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5/8 in. (5.87 grams, 16 mm).
Round in section with overlapping snake-head finals. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. a similar bronze spiral hair ring from Karitsa Gavria, Pieria, Collection of the Archaeological Museum of Dion, inv.no. ΜΔ 2427).
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LOT 0795
Greek Silver Hair Ring
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Greek Bronze Votive Plaque with Inscription for Artemis Lochia
4th-3rd century B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £550
A flat rectangular plaque with a punched dotted inscription 'ΘΕΚΡΙΤΑ ΑΡΤΕΜΙ… ΛΟΧΙΑΙ' to one face, pierced to the top for suspension; an inked inscription to the reverse 'Afort 3024'. 107 grams, 12.2 cm
Collection J.R., New York, 1981. with Artemis Gallery Auction, USA, 14 October 2015, no.55.
The inscription at the top of the plaque, ΘΕΚΡΙΤΑ ΑΡΤΕΜΙ… ΛΟΧΙΑΙ, identifies it as a votive pinax dedicated to the goddess Artemis Lochia, the protector of pregnant women and women giving birth. Sanctuaries of Artemis Lochia are attested in Brauron and Pergamon. The plaque was folded several times in Antiquity. On the reverse, a ledge at the edge, indicating that the plaque was soldered onto something in antiquity. -
Scythian Bronze Zoomorphic Mount Pair
Circa 5th-3rd century B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Each a trapezoidal plaque with a thick mounting loop on the reverse; incised design of scrolled and looped tendrils and notched panels, all symmetrically and regularly placed. 67 grams total, 54 mm each
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK.
The design includes elements that appear to represent a horse's head in profile with a notched mane and looped eye; the designs are deliberately ambiguous. -
Greek Terracotta Vessel Group
Circa 5th-1st century B.C.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Including a piriform jar with lug handle and other types. 165 grams total, 48-69 mm
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
