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LOT 2177
Post Medieval Silver Memento Mori Ring with Skulls on Crossed Bones
16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (5.28 grams, 21.1 mm overall, 18.07 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)).
Ellipsoid integral plaque with low-relief motif of two opposed skulls between crossed long-bones. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an old English collection, 1980s.
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LOT 2177
Post Medieval Silver Memento Mori Ring with Skulls on Crossed Bones
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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Bronze Grand Tour Statue of 'The Dying Gaul' from the Capitoline Museum
Italy, circa 1880 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
Copy of a Greek sculpture (now lost) from the Hellenistic period (323-31 BC) thought to have been made in bronze; a young Galatian warrior, wounded in the chest by a sword blow and dying, half-lying with his face turned downwards; with typical features of the idealised Celtic warrior: the high cheekbones, the hairstyle with thick and long locks, and the moustache (mytax); resting on a discarded shield with short sword under his right hand, straps and two tubular war-horns. 4 kg, 32 cm
From the private collection of a S.W. London gentleman, acquired in the 1970s.
The Dying Gaul statue was rediscovered in Rome in the early 17th century, specifically in the 1620s, during excavations for the Villa Ludovisi. It was initially part of the Ludovisi collection and later acquired by Pope Clement XII for the Capitoline Museums. Except for a torque around the neck (a metal necklace typical of Celtic warriors), the figure is completely naked. It is possible to identify the figure tentatively as the ‘Trumpeter of Epigonos’ mentioned by Pliny (Natural History 34.88). -
Silver-Coloured Metal Ring with Calligraphic Gem
Late 20th-21st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
With a broad, vertically banded hoop in a rectangular bezel; gilt cell with inset cloison, dense calligraphic script with floral ornament. 20.30 grams, 28.52 mm overall, 21.51 mm internal diameter (approximate size British X 1/2, USA 11 3/4, Europe 26.92, Japan 25)
Private collection, UK. -
Indus Valley Style Terracotta Idol Fragment Group
20th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £13
Including standing figures and body parts. 156 grams total, 41-90 mm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.
