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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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Hellenistic Gold Pendant with Cabochons
Circa 2nd-1st century B.C.Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
Plaque with granulated border, two carnelian cabochons and loop to reverse. 1.48 grams, 12 mm
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Greek Bronze Mirror with Floral Pattern
Circa 6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £936
Discoid with raised beaded rim, obverse slightly convex with a guilloche border; the reverse with a central five-petalled flower and three pairs of concentric circles, crescentic lines radiating from the innermost pair and extending to the outermost pair. 258 grams 15.2 cm wide
Private collection Dr L.M., Zurich, Switzerland. with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Large Eastern Hellenistic Gold Earring Pair with Garnets
3rd-1st century B.C.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
Each a hollow-formed crescent with applied filigree borders, band of hollow-formed knops to the outer edge and piriform panel at each end with granulated border and inset garnet cabochon; below, a banded agate sphere with framing dentilled granulated collars, cluster of hollow bulbs with flanking cabochon garnets. 34.2 grams total, 56-60 mm
Property of a London, UK, gentleman, pre-1990. Ex London, UK, gallery. 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 no.11185-186691. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The boat-shaped central body is typical of old style Greek earrings connected with clusters of globe and is visible in the early Hellenistic jewellery from Taranto (Williams & Ogden, 1994, p.213), but the abundant use of filigree fits with examples from the Eastern Mediterranean area (Williams & Ogden, 1994, p.243).
