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LOT 0081
Minoan Facetted Carnelian Stamp Seal
CIRCA 20TH-15TH CENTURY B.C.
7/8 in. (4.21 grams, 21 mm).
Four-sided bead with an oval panel on each side: panel 1: reclining feline with frontal head with apotropaic eyes; panel 2: three-leaved plant opposite a goblet(?) with four pellets and two crosses; panel 3: a plant and a big frontal apotropaic eye; panel 4: three segments, a plant, a butterfly or a bird; accompanied by museum-quality impressions.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the late Mr Priday, Hertfordshire, UK, thence by descent.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13339-258812.
Cf. Yule, P., Early Cretan Seals: A Study of Chronology, Marburger Studien zur Vor- und Frühgeschichte, 4, Mainz am Rhein, 1981,
pp. 65-66 (four-sided prism type), and pls.7,12-14 (iconography).
Four-sided prisms are usually fashioned in jasper, light-coloured chalcedony and lightly banded carnelian. The workmanship is usually excellent. Largely on stylistic grounds, these seals are datable mostly to MMII (c. 2100–1875 B.C.), although they occur both slightly earlier and later.
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Modelled in the round in energetic pose with left hand resting on the hip and right arm raised, head tilted slightly upwards, tail curled gracefully over the rump; on a square base with papyrus stalk detailing; on a later gilt-metal stand mounted on a polished stone cube. 679 grams total, 20.4 cm including stand
Iris Cornelia Love (1933–2020), New York, collection primarily formed in the 1950s-1970s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13335-258241.
Many of the scenes show satyrs in Etruscan art transgressing the limits of accepted behaviour. As symbol of inversion of order, the satyr reflects the rules of the life and culture of the Etruscans and their values. Satyrs in comic, surprising situations indicate the Etruscans' sense of humour. They got their inspiration from Greek art when illustrating myths and narratives, often with a light-hearted approach of their own. The Etruscans were known to be devoted to religious rites and satyrs appear in such scenes too. Satyrs, connected with the Dionysian cortege, appear also on vases in sacrifice scenes and it is suggested here that satyrs dancing and gambolling around a wine vessel are performing a cultic dance in honour of Dionysos. -
Greek Black Ware Footed Cup with Concentric Circles
South Italian, circa 4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
With broad bowl and rounded rim, flared foot; old collector's label to the underside 'Z17.91'. 147 grams, 10.4 cm wide
From the collection of the late Bernard C. Pickard, Hampshire, UK, the owner of Bernard C. Pickard Antiquities, which closed in 1987, he had been collecting since the mid 1950s.
Bernard Pickard was a close friend of Richard Hattatt, the renowned author of several books on ancient brooches. Hattatt acknowledges in his first book, Ancient & Romano-British Brooches, published in 1982, that Mr Pickard first aroused his interest in brooches and inspired him in writing his books during his retirement. Mr Pickard also wrote the foreword to the section on Roman animal brooches, op. cit. p.158-160. -
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Sheet-gold bead modelled in the round as a young nude male with his hands held on top of his head. 2.08 grams, 38 mm
By repute with Christie's, New York, 1996 and an old European collection. Private collection, London, UK.
