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LOT 0086
Parthian Ceramic Horse Rhyton
2ND CENTURY B.C.-2ND CENTURY A.D.
10 5/8 in. (1.61 kg, 27 cm).
Hollow-formed horse figure with spout to the chest and filler hole beneath the chest; painted saddle and bridle detailing.
ProvenanceEx Zackary, Los Angeles, USA, 1960s.
with Christie's, 13 October 2008, no.156.
Accompanied by a copy of a thermoluminescence analysis report and photograph by Oxford Authentication with sample no.108u46.
Accompanied by copies of the relevant Christie's catalogue pages.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12655-235194.
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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Graeco-Roman Naiskos-Type Limestone Stele with 'Long Life, Free from Sorrow, Farewell' Inscription
Asia Minor, 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £11,700
With rosette in the gable, a basket filled with wool and a garland above it; inscription in Greek reading: 'ΥΓΕΙΑ ΑΛΥΠΕ ΧΑΙΡΕ (HEGHIA ALYPE CHAERE' (Long life [or health], free from sorrow, farewell!). 88 kg, 70.5 cm
Ex Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart, Germany, during the 19th century. 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.12657-236384. 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.
This type of stele is comparatively rare, and highly gendered: it is intended to represent a woman when decorated with a basket of wool, and for a man when decorated with an eagle. They are typical of the Zeugma area of the Euphrates river in ancient Seleukia. -
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Hellenistic Floral Gold Pendant with Garnet
2nd-1st century B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Sheet-gold disc with integral loop, repoussé design of twelve radiating petals, pellets to the rim and loop, central cell with inset garnet bead. 0.92 grams, 25 mm
Formerly with Lyon & Turnbull, UK. Ex Surrey, UK, collection, 2000s. 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 Archaic Black-Figure Kylix with Inscriptions
550-530 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £10,530
With broad flat foot and short stem, broad bowl with carination at the shoulder and two strap shoulders; a palmette on each side of the handle; Side A) a standing siren with its wings spread, Greek inscription below 'XAIPE KAI ΠIEI EY' (Rejoice and drink well); Side B) a grazing stag with large antlers, Greek inscription below 'XAIPE KAI ΠIEI EY' (Rejoice and drink well). 178 grams, 21 cm wide
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. 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.12640-236638. 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.
