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LOT 0074
Parthian Bronze Horse Oil Lamp
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
9 1/4 in. (603 grams, 23.5 cm).
Hollow-formed model horse with bridle and dressed mane, dorsal socket with hinge-lugs; long scooped tubular nozzle to the chest; one leg and tail absent.
ProvenanceAcquired before 1983.
Ex London gallery, 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Greek Boeotian Ceramic Pappades Figure
6th century B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
Comprising: rectangular section tapering body with small stub arms, tapering neck, pinched conical spur for the nose, chignon to rear of head and scooped headdress with scrolled finial above; traces of geometric applied decoration to body; mounted on a custom-made stand. 188 grams, 20.5 cm
Private collection. with Sotheby's 11 December 1961, no.121. with Sotheby's 8 December 1994, no.178. Accompanied by copies of the relevant 1994 Sotheby's catalogue pages. 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. -
Greek and Byzantine Ceramic Oil Lamp Collection
5th century B.C.-6th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Comprising: a squat oil lamp with wreath surrounding the large filler hole, radiating sun motif on the base; the two larger terracotta lamps with open reservoirs with a central cone open beneath, short nozzle. 473 grams total, 9.2-17.8 cm
Ex R.C. collection. Acquired by Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, from the above in 2010. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Greek Core-Formed Glass Amphoriskos
5th-3rd century B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,350
Elongated piriform amphora shape, tubular neck and everted rim, decorated with polychrome festooning and trails, applied amber-green handles and knop foot. 152 grams, 18 cm high
Acquired early 1990s. Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private collection since 1998. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12206-222129. 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.
