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LOT 0573
Scythian Bronze Ram Mount
6TH-2ND CENTURY B.C.
1 5/8 in. (18.3 grams, 43 mm).
Formed as a ram running left with large curled horns, legs tucked beneath body; mounting lug with discoid head to reverse.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Accompanied by a previous cataloguing card.
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Greek Bronze Duck's Head
3rd-2nd century B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Modelled in the round with realistic features, textured plumage, rounded beak. 236 grams, 10.1 cm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. 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.12378-226677. -
Cypriot and Other Idol Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £52
Including a two-headed dog, a crouching female and a kneeling figure with vertical piercing; each mounted on a ceramic base. 480 grams total, 52-91 mm including stand
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Graeco-Roman Lapis Lazuli Bowl
3rd-1st century B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £169
Ellipsoid in plan with carinated profile, broad everted rim, stepped base; chipped. 286 grams, 10.8 cm
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. London, UK, collection.
