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LOT 0535
Greek Silver Ring with Portrait of Apollo
5TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
5/8 in. (0.96 grams, 17.84 mm overall, 14.34 mm internal diameter (approximate size British G, USA 3 1/4, Europe 4.92, Japan 4)).
Comprising a slender square-section hoop and discoid bezel with low-relief image of diademed bust within pelletted border.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Villanovan Impasto Kyathos with Zoomorphic Handle
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Modelled with squat body and raised openwork handle with two projecting lobes to the top, the body with three raised bosses on the shoulder and the base with raised petals radiating from the low foot. 208 grams, 13.3 cm wide
Ulrike Feuz-Lauprecht, NIKE Kunst der Antike, Bremgarten 9 April 1991. Private collection, Bern, Switzerland. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
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Monumental Villanovan Impasto Kyathos
7th century B.C.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
Fluted body tapering to a narrow foot, the shoulders decorated with tiered bosses, short neck with flared mouth; wide handle perforated with a triangle. 1.18 kg, 25 cm wide
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