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LOT 0826
Scythian Bronze Stag's Head Mount Pair
CIRCA 5TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
1 5/8 - 2 in. (25.9 grams total, 43-50 mm).
Each an openwork appliqué formed as the head and neck of an elk, incised eye, mouth and other detailing; above, crown with spiral detailing forming antlers; thick attachment loop to reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
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LOT 0826
Scythian Bronze Stag's Head Mount Pair
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Greek and Later Artefact Collection
3rd century B.C.-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £180
Including moulded glass vase fragment with standing Herakles figure, oil lamp with dolphin and triton, moulded female bust with earring, and other items. 465 grams total, 33-95 mm
Private collection, Switzerland. -
Greek Terracotta Figural Oinochoe
Circa 3rd century B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
The body formed as a female head with neck forming the foot of the vessel; the hair styled in a chignon and piled above the brow; pinched nose and raised lentoid eyes; the surface enhanced with white and salmon-pink pigment; the neck of the vessel emerging from the top of the head, with trefoil mouth and a tall looped handle to the rear; repaired. 443 grams, 22 cm high
From a French private collection since the 1990s. Ex Swiss private collection, Basel-Landschaft. From the Swiss private collection of M.Tritten, Binningen. Accompanied by a copy of a thermoluminescence report by Oxford Authentication no.N125b43. -
Parthian Terracotta Bust of a Warrior
2nd century B.C.-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Moulded in high-relief with crested headgear, trimmed beard, large almond-shaped eyes and hatched fringe. 23 grams, 53 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
