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LOT 0494
Italic Silver Wire Fibula
CIRCA 700-600 B.C.
3/4 - 4 7/8 in. (9.11 grams total, 1.8-12.4 cm).
With a coiled spring and lateral lugs; tapering shank, and separate ring. [3]
ProvenancePrivate collection, Switzerland, 1992.
Thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
Cf. similar complete example in the BM, inv.no.1872,0604.912, in Walters, H.B., Catalogue of the Bronzes in the British Museum. Greek, Roman & Etruscan, London, 1899, no.2046, for a complete specimen of the typology.
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LOT 0494
Italic Silver Wire Fibula
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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'The Mildenberg' Greek Gold Bull's Head Pendant
Circa 4th century B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Current Winning Bid: £2,000
Hollow-formed in sheet gold with finely modelled details and applied granulated wreath between its horns; attachment hole to the rear of the head. 3.05 grams, 21 mm
Christie's, London, 'A Peaceable Kingdom: The Leo Mildenberg Collection', 27 October 2004, no.102. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13359- 259201.
In many Greek sanctuaries, large numbers of bull figures of different sizes have been found, which must be regarded as representatives of actual sacrificial offerings. Many of them come from the venerable Sanctuary of Zeus at Dodona, with whom the bull has a special relationship. -
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Exceptionally Large Greek Gnathian Skyphos
Apulia, 5th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,820
Mammiform body with pedestal base and two loop handles to the rim; Side A - band of white ovolo detailing to the neck, median red band with vine leaves and tendrils; Side B - bilinear band below neck with lateral pellets. 2.21 kg, 34.4 cm
Ex Orivate collection, formerly with Art Ancient, previously Derek Glover collection. -
Greek Bronze Spectacle Brooch
Bronze Age, circa 8th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Formed as a single rod in two large tightly-wound domed coils with integral catch to reverse of each dome. 121 grams, 12 cm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
