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LOT 0537
Hellenistic Rock Crystal Vessel
4TH-1ST CENTURY B.C.
1 3/4 in. (59.4 grams, 46 mm).
Formed with a globular body, shallow foot and two tubular handles, each pierced for suspension; chipped.
ProvenanceAmbassador Carlo Perrone-Capano, Grantham, South Kesteven, Lincolnshire, 1960s.
LiteratureCf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 1992.266.19, for this genre of object.
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Villanovan Impasto Biconical Urn
Circa 8th century B.C.Estimate: £700 - 900 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £350
Black burnished ceramic urn with conical lower body, two flared loop handles, bell-shaped upper body and flat everted rim; band of incised chevrons to the equator, horizontal linear bands and ropework key patterns; one handle restored. 2 kg, 25 cm high
Ex private Orange Country collection. with Ancient Resources Auctions, Auction 34, 14 September 2014, lot 246. Accompanied by a detailed collector's catalogue pages including description and photograph.
Such urns were often deposited with the cremated remains inside, one handle broken off (perhaps part of the funerary rites) and in some case a bronze crested helmet placed over the top of the urn. -
Greek Gold Dolphin Amphora Pendant
Circa 2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
The vessel body composed of blue glass beads threaded on a slender gold wire stem, splayed gold foot with beaded rim, handles formed as leaping dolphins with suspension loops between. 1.99 grams, 22 mm
Acquired 1970-2010. Collection of a late Japanese gentleman. -
Early Parthian Bronze Vase
Circa 3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Featuring a squat piriform body, flared cylindrical neck and short waisted stem with everted foot. 227 grams, 21 cm high
UK collection, early 1990s and before. Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. From a private collection, Lancashire, UK.
