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LOT 0081
Large Graeco-Parthian Ribbed Silver Goblet
GRAECO-PARTHIAN OR GANDHARAN, 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
7 7/8 in. (695 grams, 20 cm high).
With carinated ribbed walls, the upper portion cylindrical, the lower ovoid, with a separately made footed base, with the foot characterised by a central horizontal groove.
ProvenanceRobert Haber, New York, 1992.
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 a search certificate number no.13036-248075.
See similar cup in Baratte, F., East and West: A Central Asian Silver Hoard from the Parthian Era, pp.39,59, fig.22; Christie’s, Indian and Southeast Asiatic art, New York, 14 September 2010, New York, 2010, no.39; the cup type is also illustrated on Gandharan reliefs from Buner, see Kurita, I., Gandharan Art II, The World of the Buddha, 2003, p.186, fig.535; this type, in cast copper and in silver, was also found in Taxila, see Marshall, J., Taxila: An Illustrated Account of Archaeological Excavations, vols. II-III, Cambridge, 1951, pl.183, nos. 272-273, in cast copper; pl.187, no.5b, pl.1881 no.5a-5b, in silver; Marshall, J., The Buddist Art of Ghandara, Cambridge, 1960, fig.42, p.34, in silver; for another example, see Tanabe, K., Gandharan Art from the Hirayama Collection, 2013, p.237, fig.VI-63.
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LOT 0081
Large Graeco-Parthian Ribbed Silver Goblet
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000€23,200 - 34,800 (for guidance only)$27,000 - 40,500 (for guidance only)
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Scythian Electrum Torc
7th-5th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £14,300
Formed as a simple penannular hoop from a single piece of electrum, tapering towards the terminals. 169 grams, 16.5 cm diameter
Ex Jack Ogden, 1990s. Accompanied by an expertise from Striptwist Ltd, a London-based company run by historical precious metal specialist Dr Jack Ogden, reference number [191101]. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13106-248042.
Portable X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analysis confirms the alloy to be electrum, with an average composition of approximately 62% gold, 34% silver, and 3% copper. The purity and metal ratios are consistent with ancient manufacture. The restrained form, lacking figural ornament, is characteristic of early Scythian metalwork and suggests a date prior to the 5th century BC. -
Large Greek Bronze Spiral Fibula
Geometric, 7th-6th century B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Formed from a single square-section filament rolled into two 'spectacle' discs; one of the spirals terminating in a long pin, the other in a hook serving as the catchplate; openwork figure-of-eight at the centre; pin broken, coils separated. 159 grams, 17 cm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. -
Large Greek Red-Figure Skyphos with Owl
South Italian, 5th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,350
With mammiform body, pedestal base and two loop handles; each side with a facing image of an owl between laurel fronds. 239 grams, 17.5 cm
Swiss private collection, assembled in the 1960s-1970s. Private collection, acquired in 2013. Accompanied by a thermoluminescence analysis report no.N126a14 from Oxford Authentication. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12854-241751.
Bubo was the holy beloved magical owl of the goddess Athena, and it was a common subject from the Greek ceramists. The owl-skyphos, originally produced in 5th century Athens, was extremely popular and was exported from Athens to other parts of the Greek world, including southern Italy and Etruria. Local imitations have been excavated at Corinth, and during the fourth century, or perhaps even slightly earlier, skyphoi similar to those from Athens were produced in Apulia and Etruria.
