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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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Boeotian Terracotta Idol
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Opening Bid: £825
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Greek White-Ground Kotyle with Panther, Goat and Swan
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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.
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Greek Bronze Mirror
5th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £320
Discoid with slightly raised rim and square-section tang, mounted on a custom-made stand. 210 grams total, 20.1 cm high including stand
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