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LOT 0620
Greek Standing Terracotta Goddess Group
5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
5 7/8 - 8 1/4 in. (769 grams total, 15-21 cm).
Two hollow-formed standing figures with an infant held to the chest; the third similar, C-shaped in section. [3, No Reserve]
Provenancewith H.A.C., Basel, prior 1999.
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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Minoan Rock Crystal Gemstone with Ship
1500-1200 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
Discoid body, on one face engraving of a ship with curved body, paddles and cross-hatched sail; pierced vertically for suspension. 3.1 grams, 16 mm
From an old London, UK, collection formed before 1975. Property of a Middlesex, UK, gentleman antiquarian. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Greek Black-Glazed Single-Handled Cup
South Italic, circa 4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Squat and shallow with single loop handle to the rim, basal ring. 87 grams, 12.6 cm
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 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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Etruscan Silver Ring with Amethyst Scarab Seal
4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
Wire hoop with ends wound round the shank at each shoulder with one end detached, swivel-mounted amethyst scarab seal with flat underside, segmented border around a dolphin with putto mounted on its back. 5.44 grams, 30.77 mm overall, 25.27 mm internal diameter (approximate size British W, USA 11, Europe 25, Japan 24)
From the private collection of Mr K.A., acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Egyptian-style scarabs and scaraboids were characteristic of Etruscan art from the 8th century B.C. Originally made in Phoenicia, Cyprus or Rhodes, these objects were made of faience, blue paste, glass paste and bone, or semi-precious stones of varying hardness, from steatite to quartz, onyx and jasper. Mounted in settings on revolving pendants of precious metal, which were later imitated by Etruscan goldsmiths, these Egyptianising items performed prophylactic-religious functions, through the use of sacred or magical imagery taken from hieroglyphic language: royal names or titles, theonyms, sacred symbols, and auspicious formulas.
