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LOT 0580
Iron Age Italic Bronze Bow Brooch
10TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.
3 3/4 in. (10.3 grams, 94 mm).
Fibula with two spring coils, scooped catch and curved pin. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
LiteratureCf. Hattatt, R., Ancient and Romano-British Brooches, Sherborne, 1982, item 1349.
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Cypro-Archaic Red Polished Ware Zoomorphic Jug Group
Circa 1400-600 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Group of three spherical jugs each with a tall neck and lateral loop handle; two with second smaller loop to the other side. 878 grams total, 9.8-15 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. -
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Cypriot Wishbone Redware Dipper Cup
Middle Bronze Age I-II, circa 2000-1750 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Hemispherical body with wishbone anthropomorphic handle, burnished surface. 200 grams, 14.7 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. Accompanied by an old identification tag. -
Greek Terracotta Figure of Ganymede
3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,120
Modelled in the round as a nude male figure with hanks of hair to the shoulders and necklace of beads; joined directly to his back, an eagle with its textured head arched over that of Ganymede; separate lower left leg and upper arm to the human figure, separate wings for the eagle; repaired. 1.74 kg, 44.5 cm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. 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.12211-222353.
In Greek mythology, Ganymede was a divine hero whose handsome looks attracted the attention of Zeus, who had him transported to Olympus by a huge eagle, where he was to serve as a cup-bearer to the gods.
