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LOT 0601
Thracian Decorated Silver Neck Torc
4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
7 1/8 in. (43 grams, 18 cm wide).
Formed from a round-section twisted rod forming a loop at one end, the other end hammered to a flat-section bar with a hooked end and punched pointillé decoration.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Mixed Ancient Bead Collection
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £143
Including tubular, oblate, melon, biconical, polyhedral and other types in glass and other materials. 122 grams total, 1-20 mm
London, UK, collection, 2000s. -
Attic Terracotta Geometric Jug with Handle
8th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,106
With a bulbous body and low basal ring, tubular neck with pinched trefoil spout and a wide strap handle to the rear; the body decorated with densely arranged circumferential bands, a panel of Greek key motifs on the neck, the handle with horizontal stripes and a central X-motif. 735 grams, 23.7 cm
Swiss private collection, 1980-1990s. Private collection, Bern, Switzerland. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12654-236373.
These kinds of geometric oinochoai almost always had spherical bodies, cylindrical necks with trefoil mouths and strap handles from rim to shoulder. They are typical of Attic workshops of the Middle Geometric period (800-750 B.C.). -
Greek Black Ware Skyphos
Apulian, 5th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
With a short stem and ring pedestal base, a steep-sided bowl and two looped round-section handles below the rim. 96 grams, 14.2 cm
From an old Canterbury collection formed in the early 20th century. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
