Auction 160 – 3 - 8 September 2024
Greek, Roman, Egyptian & Other Antiquities, Natural History & Coins
Part 1: Tu, 03.09.2024, from 1:00 PM CEST
Part 2: We, 04.09.2024, from 1:00 PM CEST
Part 3: Th, 05.09.2024, from 1:00 PM CEST
Part 4: Fr, 06.09.2024, from 1:00 PM CEST
Part 5: Sa, 07.09.2024, from 1:00 PM CEST
Part 6: Su, 08.09.2024, from 1:00 PM CEST
The auction is closed.
Part 2: We, 04.09.2024, from 1:00 PM CEST
Part 3: Th, 05.09.2024, from 1:00 PM CEST
Part 4: Fr, 06.09.2024, from 1:00 PM CEST
Part 5: Sa, 07.09.2024, from 1:00 PM CEST
Part 6: Su, 08.09.2024, from 1:00 PM CEST
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Description
2nd-1st century B.C.. Modelled as a grotesque male head with gaping crescent-shaped mouth, pointed nose, furrowed brow and thick mop of hair around the head; pierced at the upper face. See The Getty Museum, accession no. 96.AQ.193, for a similar mask in lamp form. 45 grams, 60 mm (2 3/8 in.).
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. (For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price.)
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Bidding
| Price realized | 250 GBP |
| Starting price | 440 GBP |
| Estimate | 500 GBP |
The auction is closed.
