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LOT 0049
Hellenistic Gold Amphora Pendant Inlaid with Gemstones
2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
1 1/4 in. (1 7/8 in.) (6.96 grams, 33 mm (16 grams total, 49 mm including stand)).
A gold amphora-shaped pendant composed of strip-twist volute handles, spool-shaped neck, piriform body and plinth style foot, body decorated with deep geometric cells inlaid with vibrant lapis lazuli, turquoise and possibly glass paste; suspension loop over mouth; accompanied by a custom-made display stand.
Provenancewith Sotheby's, New York, 12 June 2001, lot 230 (US$10,000-$15,000).
Property of a London gentleman.
Accompanied by copies of the relevant Sotheby's catalogue pages.
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LOT 0049
Hellenistic Gold Amphora Pendant Inlaid with Gemstones
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,430
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Greek Terracotta Mask with Helmet
6th-5th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £293
A terracotta model male head with helmet and beard, exaggerated almond-shaped eyes, small pursed lips; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 93 grams, 66 mm
with Hotel Drouot, Succession of Former collection Colonel W. Mutiaux, Paris, 5 September 1952, lot 66. Ex collection of Eugène Muriaux (1846-1925?). From the collection M.W., Paris, France, 1950-1970. Ex collection of Françoise and Claude Bourelier. -
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Hellenistic Gold Amphora Pendant Inlaid with Gemstones
2nd-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,430
A gold amphora-shaped pendant composed of strip-twist volute handles, spool-shaped neck, piriform body and plinth style foot, body decorated with deep geometric cells inlaid with vibrant lapis lazuli, turquoise and possibly glass paste; suspension loop over mouth; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. 6.96 grams, 33 mm (16 grams total, 49 mm including stand)
Fine condition.
with Sotheby's, New York, 12 June 2001, lot 230 (US$10,000-$15,000). Property of a London gentleman. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Sotheby's catalogue pages. -
Parthian Terracotta Statuette Group
3rd century B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
A pair of hollow-formed terracotta statuettes comprising: a rider on a rearing horse with chlamys extended in the wind, and wearing wide Persian trousers (saravara), red pigment in the field; Zeus enthroned, facing with an eagle at his feet, hole to the reverse. 598 grams total, 15.5 cm each
Ex private European collection. with Genève Enchères, 14 December 2017, lot 863.
The costume of Parthian nobles consists of a tunic or wrapped jacket, trousers and boots/footwear, generally typical of a riding dress. Interestingly, the right side of the tunic was knee-length (consistent with those seen with early Sassanian noblemen depicted at the Persepolis graffiti) but the left side of the tunic, for many Parthian cavalrymen, appears shorter and only reaches to the upper thigh.
