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. Pair of European Bronze Age bronze armlets
Narrow wound spirals, the outside edge with a strong middle rib, the upper end twisted at the rolled up ends. Ex private collection, Vienna, 1980s.
Ca. 1000 BC. Ls. 4 1/2 in. (10.5 cm.) $4,500 HM1108
Royal Athena Galleries, New York
frühkorinthisches Alabastron,
zwei Hähne
um 600 v.Chr.
H 10 cm
Preis: 1.950,-- EUR
altiranisches Doppelpferd,
Bronze, Luristan 9.-8. Jh.v.Chr.
H 7,5 cm
Preis: 1.800,-- EUR
. Lekanis des Malers von Neapel 2585
Auf dem Deckel zwischen Palmetten ein Frauenkopf und eine Drossel
Grossgriechisch, 330-320 v.Chr.
Keramik. Intakt. Höhe 13,7 cm, Dm ohne Henkel 16,6 cm
Preis: sFr. 4'400.--
Deutsche Privatsammlung
. Attic black-figure oinochoe
A kneeling hoplite flanked by two others. Ex R.K. collection, Switzerland
Late 6th Century BC. H. 4 3/4 in. (12 cm.) $4,500 HAF02
Royal Athena Galleries, New York
. Roman bronze deep dish in the form of a stylized scallop.
Hammered bronze sheet; the interior recessed at the centre, forming a circular foot for the vessel outside. Ex Swiss private collection assembled in the 1980s.
1st-2nd Century AD. Diam. 6 1/8 in. (15.8 cm.) $4500 CBL60
Royal Athena Galleries, New York.
Large Egyptian djed pillar in apple green faience. Late Dynastic Period, c.600-400 BC. 4.3" (109mm). One tip of bottom rib restored.
Ex Williams Collection, Penyrheol, Wales, acquired between 1930-1960.
A potent Egyptian symbol which signified stability. Compare Sir W.M.Flinders Petrie, Amulets (London 1914) pl.III/35e.
Charles Ede, London
Greek aryballos in pale blue faience, the added decoration in black consisting of a band round the lip and a row of dots at the shoulder. The body is covered with fine incised cross-hatching. Rhodes, 600-550 BC. 2.2" (56mm). Condition fine.
Ex Swiss private collection, thence French collection. Supplied with an export licence from the French Ministry of Culture.
Compare A. Caubet and G. Pierrat-Bonnefois Faiences De L'Antiquite De L'Egypte A L'Iran (Paris 2005) no.373.
Charles Ede, London
Cypriot tankard in White Slip Ware with wide neck and ring base, the strap handle terminating on a thumb spur. The decoration in umber consists of panels of lozenges and cross-hatching. The inner rim and spur have dense groups of strokes and the outer rim and handle are decorated with wavy lines. LC II (c.1425-1390BC). 7.1" (180mm). Minor chips to rim and spur, but generally in excellent condition.
Ex. 19th century Belgian private collection, supplied with original collection note; label under the foot.
Uncommon. Compare Swedish Cyprus Expedition Vol.IV/1c pl.LXXXV/6 and C. Vermeule The Art of Ancient Cyprus (Boston 1972) fig.7.
Charles Ede, LondonFriday 2 — Wednesday 7 November 2012