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LOT 0581
Parthian Silver Bracelet Pair
2ND CENTURY B.C.-2ND CENTURY A.D.
3 3/8 - 3 1/2 in. (174 grams total, 86-89 mm).
Matched pair of penannular bracelets with round-section bodies and polygonal finials, hatched decoration above the finials. [2]
Provenancewith a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.
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Phrygian Bronze Bow Brooch
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With crescentic body decorated with raised bosses, a curved catch to one arm and remains of a coiled spring to the other. 9.29 grams, 35.7 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Greek Terracotta Oil Lamp
Cyprus, circa 4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Shallow, round body with everted rim on the filler hole, tapering nozzle and low foot. 80.5 grams, 88 mm
Private collection, Oxfordshire, UK, by direct descent from the collection of Judge George Cyril Griffith-Williams (1893-1983), Supreme Court Judge of the Colony of Cyprus; items having been collected in the 1930s and 1940s in Cyprus during his tenure there. -
Archaic Greek Bronze Statuette of a Coiled and Rearing Snake
Archaic, 6th-5th century B.C.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,500
Modelled in the round with coiled body and rearing head, barbed fin to the forehead, punched annulet texturing on the body. 312 grams, 11 cm
Private collection, Neuchâtel, Switzerland, assembled in the 1980s. Acquired in 1995 by a European private collector. 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.12856-241689.
Snakes were important symbols in ancient Greek culture and were often linked with protection, healing, and renewal. Because they shed their skin, they were seen as a sign of rebirth and new life. They were also connected with gods and spirits of the earth and underworld, and in some cases were thought to protect the home or sacred places. In Greek art, a snake could therefore carry both religious and symbolic meaning.
