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LOT 0553
Greek Silver Ring with Seated Man
4TH CENTURY B.C.
3/4 in. (3.57 grams, 18.76 mm overall, 15.19 x 16.36 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K, USA 5 1/4, Europe 9.95, Japan 9)).
Comprising a slender hoop and scaphoid bezel, intaglio image of a man in profile sitting with one hand raised; enigmatic legend (Aramaic?).
ProvenancePrivate collection, 1990s.
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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Greek Silver Ring with Portrait of Apollo
5th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Comprising a slender square-section hoop and discoid bezel with low-relief image of diademed bust within pelletted border. 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)
Ex 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. -
Map of La Nouvelle Grece Selon Toutes les Regions & Provinces, in Greece by Sebastian Munster
1552 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Map of Greece and adjacent portion of the coast of Asia Minor with regional names in blackletter script; with title 'La Nouvelle Grece Selon Toutes les Regions & Provinces d'icelle tant de ca que de la 'Hellespont'; title page to reverse. 9 grams, 39.6 x 31.5 cm
Property of a Cheshire, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Large Hellenistic Aphrodite Gemstone in Gold Ring
2nd-1st century B.C.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
Comprising a hoop of looped rods supporting an ellipsoid cell with inset carnelian intaglio of Aphrodite standing in floor-length robe holding a frond in one hand, elbow resting on a column. 9.03 grams, 27.69 mm overall, 15.50 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I 1/2, USA 4 1/2, Europe 8.07, Japan 7)
Private collection, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
