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LOT 0592
Villanovan Terracotta Artefact Collection
IRON AGE, CIRCA 8TH CENTURY B.C.
7/8 - 1 3/8 in. (193 grams total, 22-36.6 mm).
Mainly comprising weights and spindle whorls of various shapes. [11, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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Etruscan Bronze Animal Figure
Circa 6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Modelled with an elongated body and raised tail, a small head with pricked ears, and pierced through the body. 17 grams, 44 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Scythian Bronze Eagle's Talon Pendant
Circa 6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Curved square-section hook with cuboid finial pierced on all four sides and to the top. 12.45 grams, 36.19 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Large Greek Silver-Gilt Bowl
Hellenistic, 2nd-1st century B.C.Estimate: £18,000 - 24,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £10,000
A shallow phiale with chamfered, thickened rim; narrow band of gilding beneath the rim, broad parcel-gilt decorative band with wave borders framing reserved tendrils and foliage; to the centre a parcel-gilt panel with keystone border and quatrefoil motif. 428 grams, 21.2 cm
French collection, 1980s. Pierre Berge & Associes, Paris, Archéologie, 16 May 2018, lot 214. Accompanied by a copy of a seven-page examination report number 113/2019 by Dr habil Mikhail Treister. Accompanied by the original French archaeological passport. Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Pierre Berge & Associes catalogue pages. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.10426-168735.
The bowl is comparable to an early group of Parthian bowls, kept in the P. Getty Museum, dated to the 2nd century B.C. It belongs to a group of bowls with parcel-gilt decoration on the interior, most probably manufactured in one of the Eastern Hellenistic workshops.