Loading, please wait...
_900x900.jpg "Scythian Gold Clad Ribbed Torc with Decorated Terminals")
_200x200.jpg "Scythian Gold Clad Ribbed Torc with Decorated Terminals")
.jpg "Scythian Gold Clad Ribbed Torc with Decorated Terminals")
LOT 0102
Scythian Gold Clad Ribbed Torc with Decorated Terminals
4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
11 in. (481 grams, 28 cm).
Round in section with ribbing, rectangular finials with billeting to the borders and edges, rows of impressed roundels.
ProvenanceSwiss private collection, 1987.
Private collection, London.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12389-226870.
See Hellmuth, A., Da Esti A Ovest: Le Tombe Principesche degli Sciti, in Bonora, G.L. and Marzatico, F., Ori dei Cavalieri delle Steppe, Milan, 2007, p.175, pl.13.
CONDITIONTimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
LOT 0102
Scythian Gold Clad Ribbed Torc with Decorated Terminals
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13,000
-
Greek Bronze Bow Brooch
7th-5th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising a deep bow with integral coil and pin, trapezoidal catchplate with folded lower edge, scooped upper edge and spur to forward end. 9.6 grams, 61 mm
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman. -
Mycenaean and Cypriot Pottery Sherd Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Including fragments of ewer and jar, some with painted decoration, partly re-assembled, and other items. 7.9 kg total, 1.5-21.5 cm
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. -
Greek and Other Terracotta Vessel Collection
Mid 1st millennium B.C.-early 1st millennium A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Including a piriform redware vase, small ewer with strap handle and other items. 500 grams total, 9.3-12 cm
From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent.
