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LOT 0511
Hellenistic Bronze Ring with Mythical Bird
CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
7/8 in. (6.85 grams, 23.38 mm overall, 18.38 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)).
With ellipsoid bezel, low-relief stylised image of a bird with tail splayed. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx old English collection.
London art market, pre 2000.
Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
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Hollow-formed ceramic cone withlongitudonal hatched zigzag bands, incised circumferential band, impressed 'cross barby' and lozenge motifs; vertical 'seam' to the reverse with impressed 'stitching'; mounted on a custom-made stand. 1.55 kg total, 26.5 cm (30.5 cm including stand)
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Greek Tanagra Terracotta Head of Aphrodite
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With hair divided in vertical arrangements, bound on the back by a fillet, delicate rendering of mouth, nose and eyes; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 38 grams total, 64 mm including stand
Ex P. A., Hertfordshire, UK, specialist collection of Greek art, 1980-1990s.
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