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LOT 0552
Hellenistic Gold Mount Pair
2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
3/4 in. (1.62 grams total, 19 mm each).
Comprising discoid cells each with shallow sidewall and flange rim, granule collar with radiating clusters. [2]
ProvenanceFrom a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
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Phoenician Terracotta Head Collection
4th-2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Including one with tongue-shaped headdress and painted detailing, one with radiating hair and chignon to the rear, and other types; each mounted on a custom-made display stand. 308 grams total, 7.3-10.7 cm including stand
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
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Graeco-Roman Bronze Harpocrates Figure
Circa 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
Standing nude and supporting a rearing uraeus on his left arm, remains of his side-lock on the right shoulder; mounted on a custom-made stand. 283 grams total, 12.4 cm including stand
Ex Elsa Blohsh-Diener collection, Bern, Switzerland. Property of a French collector. -
Minoan Black Stone Vessel
AM II-MHIB/IIA, circa 30th-19th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Substantial carved mortar with narrow base and biconvex body; heavily chipped. 2.1 kg, 13 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
The vessel corresponds to the Warren type 28, with similar Egyptian parallels and correspondent typologies, with small differences on the edges (see Karetsou et al., 2000, nos.15a and 19a).
