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LOT 0639
Late Eastern Mediterranean Gold and Silver Fluted Beads
BRONZE AGE, 1550-1050 B.C.
5/8 in. (19.61 grams total, 15 mm each).
Comprising seven fluted beads, each formed from sheet-gold over a silver core. [7]
ProvenancePrivate English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s.
Private collection, UK.
See the British Museum, London, museum nos.1897,0401.252, 1897,0401.254, 1897,0401.808, 1897,0401.809 and 1897,0401.255, for similar.
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LOT 0639
Late Eastern Mediterranean Gold and Silver Fluted Beads
Sold for (Inc. bp): £351
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Daunian Ceramic Bell-Shaped Idol
7th-6th century B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £222
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Private collection of Mrs R.K., Basel, Switzerland. with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland. -
Greek Terracotta Head of an Actor
Circa 4th century B.C.Estimate: £3,500 - 4,500 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,750
An expressive polychrome vase formed as the head of an actor wearing rosette earrings, open mouth and applied pupils, short neck with everted rim above and a small strap handle to the rear. 69.3 grams, 75 mm
Ex Louis-Gabriel Bellon, France, (1819-1899). with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12667-236389. -
Bronze Handle of a Leaping Panther
2nd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
Roman or Parthian handle modelled in the round in leaping stance with forepaws extended, tail curled between the legs, mouth gaping in a roar; tab and sprue between the forelegs, bar between the hind feet; furniture fitting. 180 grams, 14 cm
Acquired in the 1980s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12744-234682.
