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LOT 0620
Hellenistic Decorated Silver Bowl
3RD CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
7 7/8 in. (437 grams, 20 cm wide).
With carinated profile, rolled rim, raised circumferential bands to the inner face and centre.
ProvenancePrivate Swiss collection, acquired 1999.
Ex Surena collection, London, UK.
Private European collection.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11617-199030.
Cf. bowl of similar type in the British Museum, London, under accession number 134304.
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Hellenistic Decorated Silver Bowl
3rd century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
With carinated profile, rolled rim, raised circumferential bands to the inner face and centre. 437 grams, 20 cm wide
cracked
Private Swiss collection, acquired 1999. Ex Surena collection, London, UK. Private European collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11617-199030. -
Hellenistic Decorated Bronze Mirror
2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £281
Discoid with slightly raised rim, low-relief concentric ring detailing to the reverse. 440 grams, 15.1 cm
Acquired in the mid 1995. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s.
The category of this mirror is similar to those of the Cesnola collection, from Cyprus at the Metropolitan Museum. They consist of heavy circular disks, provided with low cylindrical rims. They were made in pairs, and polished respectively on the recessed and flat sides. The unpolished sides were ornamented with concentric-circle ornaments and concentric mouldings.
