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LOT 0071
'The Mildenberg' Greek Gold Bull's Head Pendant
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
7/8 in. (3.05 grams, 21 mm).
Hollow-formed in sheet gold with finely modelled details and applied granulated wreath between its horns; attachment hole to the rear of the head
ProvenanceChristie's, London, 'A Peaceable Kingdom: The Leo Mildenberg Collection', 27 October 2004, no.102.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13359- 259201.
Walker, A.S. (ed.), Animals in Ancient Art from the Leo Mildenberg Collection, Part III, Mainz am Rhein, 1996, no.281.
LiteratureCf. similar bull-head pendant in a necklace, in the Hermitage Museum, from Karagodeuashkh Mound, Northern Caucasus, Kuban region, 4th century B.C., Inv.no.2492/2.
FootnotesIn many Greek sanctuaries, large numbers of bull figures of different sizes have been found, which must be regarded as representatives of actual sacrificial offerings. Many of them come from the venerable Sanctuary of Zeus at Dodona, with whom the bull has a special relationship.
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LOT 0071
'The Mildenberg' Greek Gold Bull's Head Pendant
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000€3,480 - 4,640 (for guidance only)$4,050 - 5,400 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£1,500 (EUR 1,740; USD 2,025) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Phoenician Bowl with Crimson and Black Decorations
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Opening Bid: £444
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Private collection, Los Angeles, USA. Acquired on the American art market. European private collection.
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Hellenistic Carnelian Bead with Gold End Caps
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £600 - 800 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £333
Columnar bead with sheet-gold cap to each end, each with beaded circlets and applied granule clusters, domed end with loop; possibly assembled. 17.44 grams, 60 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s.
The very elaborate versions of earrings with large domes and pendants composed of clusters of hollow spheres and granulation are most typically Romano-Syrian, but they begin to be produced in the Late Hellenistic Age. They were diffused in the Levant, Egypt and on the frontier area between the Roman and the Arsacid Empire.
