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LOT 0627
Large Hellenistic Terracotta Spindle Flask
4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
7 3/4 in. (120 grams, 19.7 cm).
With a long narrow neck and carinated mouth, developing to a biconical body and flared foot. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an old London archaeological collection, acquired 1980s.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 0627
Large Hellenistic Terracotta Spindle Flask
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
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Hellenistic Bronze Furniture Mount with Mime Actor
Alexandria, 1st century B.C.Estimate: £700 - 900 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £350
Modelled with large prominent ears and neatly cut short hair, rounded facial detailing with large eyes and flattened nose, the upper body and hands wrapped inside a pleated cloak, hollow to the reverse; the bust emerging from a lotus flower resting atop a lion's claw foot with a mounting spike on the reverse; mounted on a display stand. 130 grams total, 11.9 cm including stand
Collection of Ambassador G.P., nr.126, before 1965. with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland. -
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Tongue-shaped in plan and hollow to the reverse; obverse with female bust in high-relief with palla head-covering. 75 grams, 10.3 cm
From an old Bath antiquities collection. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
