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LOT 0034
Mycenaean Gold Roundel Pendant
1350-1200 B.C.
1 1/8 in. (1.04 grams, 30 mm).
Produced using repoussé technique, circular in shape with a design of scroll motifs to the outer edge; to the centre a roundel with ropework outline within a roundel of raised dots; applied gold loop for suspension.
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1990's; cat.1704.
From an important Mayfair, London, UK collection.
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Greek Terracotta Kantharos
4th-3rd century B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £700
Trumpet-shaped cup with narrow stem and flared foot, two elaborate scrolled loop handles with lateral spurs, Side A: painted female profile busts each with detailed stephane and drop earrings, the hair dressed in a kekryphalos, flanked by two white cross or sword symbols; Side B: similar but lacking the swords. 421 grams, 20 cm high
From a German auction. Ex Paris gallery, 2000s. -
Eastern Greek Gold Lozenge-Shaped Brooch
5th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Retaining the pin lug and catchplate to reverse, filigree borders and scrolls to the perimeter, central cell adorned with filigree ropework and petals; stone replaced. 3.88 grams, 33 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s. -
Etruscan Painted Terracotta Architectural Cornice
5th-4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,900
A fragment of amorphous form, decorated in relief with scrolling tendrils and anthemion, painted egg-and-dart ornament above, surmounted by moulded bands and a frieze of meander and chequerboard panels; remains of red and black painted pigment. 5.1 kg, 34.5 cm wide
Private collection, Switzerland, 1960s. From the Sir Claude Hankes-Drielsma collection, prior to 2006. with Christie's, London, The Stanford Place Collection of Antiquities, 26 April 2006, lot 36. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate number S00209802, dated 14 June 2021. Accompanied by a detailed collector's catalogue pages including description and photograph. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.203716.
