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LOT 0583
Large Greek Bronze Ring with Seated Figure
CIRCA 4TH-2ND CENTURY B.C.
1 in. (3.41 grams, 25.02 mm overall, 15.70 x 20.51 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)).
Featuring a slender round-section hoop and a large lentoid bezel with a seated figure holding a staff. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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Greek Solid Gold Ring Idol
5th-4th millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,860
Annular in form with pierced tab. 1.65 grams, 20 mm
Private collection, acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s; thence by descent.
During the Greek Neolithic, certain types of ornaments share common morphological characteristics; one such example is the so-called ‘ring-idols’. The prototype of these ring-shaped pendants seems to have been made out of gold, which began to be used during these late phases of the Neolithic in Greece and the Balkans, in general. -
Greek Bronze Child's Ring
Circa 4th-2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Featuring a slender round-section hoop and a lentoid bezel with a reclining ibex. 0.82 grams, 13.19 mm overall, 10.53 mm internal diameter
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Greek Gold Amuletic Bird
5th-1st century B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
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Private collection, USA and Switzerland, acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s; thence by descent.
