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LOT 0602
Greek Terracotta Head of a Goddess
5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
2 in. (40.6 grams, 52 mm).
Moulded with piled hair and earring; from a Tanagra-type figure. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Amanda Barrie collection.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
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Greek Silver Wire Fibula
6th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £250 - 350 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £120
With coiled spring and lateral lugs; tapering shank and separate ring. 9.11 grams total, 1.8-12.4 cm
Private collection, Switzerland, 1992. Thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. -
Greek and Other Bronze Arrowhead Group
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Including triangular-section, leaf-shaped and other types. 24.1 grams total, 23-67 mm
The Greek examples from Persepolis Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK, in the 1980s. Ex private collection, London, UK. The two leaf-shaped examples acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. The tanged ex property of a North London gentleman; acquired on the UK art market. From a private collection formed in the Netherlands. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman. -
Etruscan Carnelian Scarab of a Charioteer in a Later Gold Ring
3rd century B.C.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
Opaque scaraboid engraved with a dynamic scene of a charioteer driving a biga with his whip raised; set in a sheet-gold mount and a later swivel ring. 4.26 grams, 25.07 mm overall, 17.77 x 16.22 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)
Private English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s. Private collection, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12948-245985.
