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LOT 0078
Hellenistic Gold Amphora-Shaped Pendant
3RD-1ST CENTURY B.C.
1 1/4 in. (3.64 grams, 30 mm).
Piriform carnelian centre with gold fittings, filigree loop handles.
ProvenanceAcquired from the collection of Mrs L.G., an Italian noblewoman.
European private collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Cf. Marshall, F.H., Catalogue of the Jewellery, Greek, Etruscan and Roman, in the Department of Antiquities, British Museum, London, 1911, pl.XXXVI, for type.
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Ovoid body with black sidewall, deep shoulder with radiating lotus buds, trumpet-shaped mouth and strap handle; with old record card 'Black-Ground Lekythos. Attic. inverted lotus buds. C.5th-4th B.C. (similar to RC7928 Tarquinia) / 01. (14.12.82) Sotheby's H.13.5 Sh 7.4 B 4.3 cm.'. 134 grams, 13.3 cm
with Sotheby's, London, 14 December 1982, lot 389. Collection of the late Sir Clinton Charles Donald Cory (1937-2022), 5th Baronet of Coryton. Private collection, UK. Accompanied by an old handwritten collector's ticket, and copies of the relevant Sotheby's catalogue pages. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Sir Clinton Charles Donald Cory was a lifelong connoisseur with a deep appreciation for objets d’art and antiquities, particularly Attic pottery and numismatics. He took great pleasure in meticulously cataloguing and archiving his collection. The selection of pottery, glass, and stone fragments will be presented across twenty-four lots, many of which boast provenance from renowned dealerships and auction houses, including Charles Ede, Sotheby’s, and Bonhams. -
Greek Bronze Bow Brooch
Early Iron Age, 8th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Single-piece fibula comprising a curved bow with integral coiled spring to one end developing to a sturdy pin; to the other end, a flared catchplate on a single-coil spring; ledge of catch absent. 15.4 grams, 78 mm
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.IA29; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Corinthian Piriform Aryballos
Circa 625-600 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
With short strap handle below mouth, piriform body, painted radiating and horizontal bands and pellets; mouth with painted bands to rim and base. 39.1 grams, 79 mm
Private collection, London, acquired in the 1960s, by descent. English art market, prior 2022. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
