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LOT 0081
Hellenistic Gold Ring with Artemis Gemstone
2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
1 in. (11.27 grams, 26.91 mm overall, 17.95 x 20.72 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)).
Hollow-formed shank with broad plaque and inset garnet cabochon intaglio profile bust of Artemis in high-relief.
ProvenanceEuropean art market.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12219-222340.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 202, for type.
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LOT 0081
Hellenistic Gold Ring with Artemis Gemstone
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000€5,800 - 8,120 (for guidance only)$6,750 - 9,450 (for guidance only)
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Greek Gold Ring with Flower
4th-3rd century B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £910
With ribbing to the shoulders, applied rosette with granule finial, with later hoop. 1.77 grams, 17.72 mm overall, 14.15 mm internal diameter (approximate size British E, USA 2 1/4, Europe 2.41, Japan 2)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Greek Marble Head of a Kouros
Early 5th century B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Carved in the round; semi-naturalistic anatomic and facial detailing, hair gathered loosely at the neck and tied with a taenia knotted at the nape of the neck; mounted on a custom-made display base. 879 grams total, 18 cm high including stand
Ex old European private property, by inheritance to the previous owner. Ex Schuler Auktionen, Zürich, 10 December 2020, no.1211. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11817-206512. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
The small statuette to which the head belonged was probably that of a naked youth, the so-called kouros, typical of archaic Greek sculpture from the 7th century B.C. onwards. -
Archaic Greek Assemblage of Fragmentary Bronze Elements
Iron Age, 1200-600 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Including sections of rod with biconvex bulb, rod with flared base, repoussé sheet-bronze pectoral band and other items. 1.11 kg total, 0.7-29 cm
with H.A.C., Basel, prior 1999. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.