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LOT 0588
Parthian Punch-Decorated Bronze Bowl
2ND CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
6 3/4 in. (135 grams, 17.1 cm wide).
Broad and shallow with flared sidewall, two parallel circumferential rows of repoussé pellets.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of North West London, UK, gentleman, 1990-2000s.
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Greek Bronze Kouros Patera Handle with Bowl
Archaic, circa 480 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,150
The handle formed as a nude youth supporting a panel of double volutes and half-palmettes, long braided hair falling at the back of the neck and on his forehead; the legs joined and ankles extended, the feet enclosed in pointed shoes, palmette below; accompanied by the bowl with inverted rim, a pair of parallel lines to the outer rim; the handle and part of the rim detached and mounted separately on the custom-made display stand. 1.35 kg total, 45.5 cm high including stand
with Herbert A. Cahn, Basel, 1990s. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00075168. 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 search certificate no.12462-228709.
Anthropomorphic handles with images of young naked boys connected with animals were widespread and used for mirrors. The object, in particular, is part of the group of mirrors and paterae with standing youths (male and female, probably symbolising athletes) and nude female mirror caryatids (Mitten-Doeringer, 1968, figs.87-88) serving as vertical handles. -
Greek Terracotta Oil Lamp
Hellenistic, circa 3rd-2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Rounded body with large central filler hole and pointed lug on the shoulder, the rim with a low-relief ovolo decoration, elongated nozzle with scooped nozzle; low basal ring.; old collector's label 'MH1932'. 34 grams, 65 mm
From an old West Country, UK, collection, sold at auction. From the private collection of a West Midlands lady collector. -
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Italic Banded Agate Scarab with Kneeling Warrior in Gold Mount
3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £11,700
Scarab bezel with carapace detailing and intaglio of a kneeling male nude wearing a helmet, holding a shield, sword and a spear; set into a later gold swivel ring; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 5.24 grams, 25 mm
English private collection. Acquired on the English art market. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13110-248399.
The intaglio can depict Capaneus, a legendary, strong, skilled, but arrogant warrior. He was one of the Seven Against Thebes, who boasted that not even Zeus could stop him from scaling the city walls. However, as he climbed them, Zeus struck him down with a bolt of lightning, illustrating divine punishment for his hubris. Evadne, his wife, then threw herself onto the funerary pyre in her grief. The story of strength but excessive pride was reflected in Dante's Inferno, where Capaneus is in the seventh circle as a condemned blasphemer.
