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LOT 0043
Phoenician Green Stone Scarab with Three-Headed Gryllos
6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
1 1/8 in. (6.94 grams, 28 mm).
With carapace detailing to the convex face; underside with gryllos of a bearded male, a slender female and a boar.
ProvenanceEx collection of the late Mr S. M., London, UK, 1970-1990s.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12635-234910.
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.
Cf. Boardman, J., Classical Phoenician Scarabs: A Catalogue and Study, Oxford, 2003, cat. no. 37/18 Tharros pl. 59e (BM ANE 133440), London no. 407, for a similarly-themed motif of a facing bearded head, with an African head to one side over a boar forepart; Boardman, J., 'Greek Gem Engravers, Their Subjects and Style' in Ancient Art in Seals: Essays by Pierre Amiet, Nimet Özgüç, and John Boardman, edited and introduced by Porada, E., Princeton, 1980, 113-114, for discussion.
FootnotesGrylli motifs usually combine various human and animal heads, sometimes including animal legs.
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LOT 0043
Phoenician Green Stone Scarab with Three-Headed Gryllos
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,730
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Late Period, 26th Dynasty, circa 664-525 B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
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with B.M.S., Switzerland. Private collection, London, UK, acquired from the above on 14 September 1981. 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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Tapering round-section hairpin, with a finial fashioned as a seated baboon with its tail resting along the body. 5.4 grams, 89 mm
Ex Thomas collection, UK, 1980s-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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