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LOT 0075
Late Parthian Silver Lion-Head Terminal
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
2 7/8 in. (151 grams, 73 mm).
Hollow-formed mask with gaping mouth and protruding tongue, ropework collar, flared opening to rear. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired between 1965-2020.
Private collection, London.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Cf. Iran: pièces du Musée de Téhéran, du Musée du Louvre et de collections particulières, exhibition catalogue, Paris, Musée Cernuschi, 1948, pp.36, no.57, for an earlier example of the type.
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Opening Bid: £2,000
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Ex S.K. collection. Acquired on the German art market, July 1995. 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.12518-232076. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
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1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Decorated on the central round bezel with the head of a youth surrounded by a laurel wreath; external face decorated with pattern of alternating lozenges, lines and S-shaped motifs; twisted closure at the back. 4.80 grams, 8 mm
Ex property of a London lady; from her family collection formed in the 1970s. Property of a Bedfordshire, UK, private collector. Accompanied by an illustrated collector's identification tag. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Greek Geometric Pin with Horse Terminal
Circa 900-700 B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Comprising a long tapering shank with a flattened tip, horse-shaped finial set perpendicular to the shank, pierced through the centre and a flat-section short tang to the rear. 39 grams, 14 cm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
