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LOT 0608
Parthian Terracotta Warrior Bust Fragment
3RD CENTURY B.C.-2ND CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (29.5 grams, 65 mm).
Depicting a bearded Parthian horseman with integral hooded jacket, horse-head placed centrally on the chest. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a private Netherlands collection; previously in an old collection since before 1980.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Greek and Other Bronze Arrowhead Group
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Including triangular-section, leaf-shaped and other types. 24.1 grams total, 23-67 mm
The Greek examples from Persepolis Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK, in the 1980s. Ex private collection, London, UK. The two leaf-shaped examples acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. The tanged ex property of a North London gentleman; acquired on the UK art market. From a private collection formed in the Netherlands. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman. -
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Greek Glass Cameo with Dolphin
Late 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Ellipsoid in plan and plano-convex in section with low-relief dolphin modelled in the half-round. 2.75 grams, 26 mm
Acquired on the German art market, 1989-1995. with The Museum Gallery, 19 Bury Place, London, WC1, UK, 1998-2003. Property of a London based academic, 2003 to present. -
Etruscan Carnelian Scarab of a Charioteer in a Later Gold Ring
3rd century B.C.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
Opaque scaraboid engraved with a dynamic scene of a charioteer driving a biga with his whip raised; set in a sheet-gold mount and a later swivel ring. 4.26 grams, 25.07 mm overall, 17.77 x 16.22 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)
Private English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s. Private collection, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12948-245985.
