ANCIENT ART, ANTIQUITIES & COINS - DAY 2 2023-04-23 Auction - 411 Price Results - Apollo Art Auctions in London
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APULIAN RED-FIGURE BELL KRATER - TL TESTED
ROMAN LEGIONARY BRONZE HELMET WITH WINGS OF JUPITERGREEK HELLENISTIC GOLD RING WITH A BULL
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London, London, United Kingdom
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ANCIENT ART, ANTIQUITIES & COINS - DAY 2

Apollo Art Auctions is delighted to present our two-days - 22nd-23rd April 2023 - Ancient Art, Antiquities & Coins sale. The catalogue encompasses a broad range of well-provenanced and expertly authenticated artefacts from Classical Europe, through Egypt, the Near East and the Middle Ages, as well as many treasures from India, China and Islamic art. The auction features a large selection of wearable Ancient Jewellery and decorative objects in gold, silver bronze, pottery, stone and glass. Some of the sale highlights include: Lot 417 - A Roman Legionary Bronze Helmet with Wings of Jupiter; Lot 422 - An Egyptian Bronze Dagger with Elaborate Handle; Lot 227 - A Byzantine Marble Reliquary with Pillars; and Lot 58 - A Gandharan Schist Over the Life-size Head of Buddha. PAYMENTS CAN BE MADE IN USD, GBP and EUR. NO IMPORT CHARGES FOR MOST ANTIQUITIES WHEN SENT TO THE US. PACKING AND SHIPPING IS HANDLED IN-HOUSE BY OUR PROFESSIONAL WHITE-GLOVE TEAM.
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SUPERB NEOCLASSICAL MARBLE BUST OF CAESAR AUGUSTUS: Ca. 1700-1850 AD. A magnificent marble bust depicting Caesar Augustus, the first Roman emperor, with an air of regal authority, his powerful gaze, and commanding presence capturing the essence of
0402: SUPERB NEOCLASSICAL MARBLE BUST OF CAESAR AUGUSTUSEst. £4,500-£9,000
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GREEK CHALCIDIAN TINNED BRONZE HELMET: Ca. 500-300 BC. A striking Chalcidian helmet made of hammered tinned bronze, with a sharply flaring neck-guard, a short slender nose guard running to broad arching eye openings; the brow shows two
0403: GREEK CHALCIDIAN TINNED BRONZE HELMETEst. £6,000-£9,000
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RARE GREEK HELLENISTIC MARBLE HEAD OF RAM: Ca. late 4th to 2nd century BC. A lifesize sculpted marble head of a ram with wonderfully carved, spiral-shaped horns. The animal's head is mounted on an integral marble plinth. Its eyes are deeply
0404: RARE GREEK HELLENISTIC MARBLE HEAD OF RAMEst. £4,000-£8,000
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LARGE HELLENISTIC GOLD RING WITH GARNET STONE: Ca. 323-31 BC. A stunning gold ring with its massive and flaring body is beautifully adorned with a ribbed band, and its shoulders are decorated with foliate designs. The borders are embellished
0405: LARGE HELLENISTIC GOLD RING WITH GARNET STONEEst. £2,000-£5,000
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NEOCLASSICAL BRONZE STATUETTE OF VENUS: Ca. 1800 AD (or earlier). A large bronze statuette of goddess Venus standing on top of a round base with her weight on her left leg, the right leg bent at the knee. Her slender torso nude; her both
0406: NEOCLASSICAL BRONZE STATUETTE OF VENUSEst. £600-£1,200
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GREEK APULIAN RED-FIGURED AMPHORA - TL TESTED: Ca. 320 AD. A huge and beautiful red figure Apulian amphora. On one side is a seated, a flowering plant in an Ionic naiskos, a small temple often applied as a motif in ancient funerary art. On the
0407: GREEK APULIAN RED-FIGURED AMPHORA - TL TESTEDEst. £4,500-£9,000
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A SOUTH ITALIAN RED-FIGURED FISH PLATE: Ca. 400-300 BC. A fish plate in a type of pinaxion, a shallow tablet-style plate, featuring a shallow rim decorated with a wave pattern and three fish (sea bream?) swimming around the central
0408: A SOUTH ITALIAN RED-FIGURED FISH PLATEEst. £3,000-£6,000
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APULIAN RED-FIGURE BELL KRATER - TL TESTED : Ca. 430-300 BC. A beautiful terracotta bell krater features a pedestal foot, cylindrical flared stem, inverted bell-shaped body, two upturned handles and a wide, everted rim. A beautiful example of
0409: APULIAN RED-FIGURE BELL KRATER - TL TESTED Est. £3,000-£6,000
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ROMAN MARBLE HEAD: Ca. 100 AD. This remarkable marble female head dates roughly to the end of the first century AD (ca. 100 AD), during the reign of the Emperor Trajan (98–117 AD). The treatment of the hair,
0410: ROMAN MARBLE HEADEst. £2,000-£3,000
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RARE GREEK CUT GLASS SKYPHOS: Greece, late 2nd - early 1st century BC. A Greek skyphos is a marvel of ancient craftsmanship, a vessel that embodies the beauty and elegance of Hellenistic art. The skyphos is a two-handled cup,
0412: RARE GREEK CUT GLASS SKYPHOSEst. £24,000-£30,000Lot Passed
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APULIAN RED FIGURE BELL KRATER - TL TESTED: Ca. 350-300 BC. The krater with disc foot, short stem, bulbous body and flaring lip, two ribbon-like handles are set bilaterally, beneath the rim is a chevron pattern. The A side with a scene of a
0414: APULIAN RED FIGURE BELL KRATER - TL TESTEDEst. £3,000-£6,000
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ROMAN GOLD RING WITH DIANA INTAGLIO: Ca. 100-200 AD. A stunning gold finger ring of a flat-section hoop with nicely decorated shoulders and a bezel set with a carnelian intaglio depicting a left-facing female bust, flanked by quiver
0415: ROMAN GOLD RING WITH DIANA INTAGLIOEst. £2,000-£3,000
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GREEK ATTIC CERAMIC OINOCHOE - EX. SOTHEBY'S: Ca. 460-450 BC. A ceramic oinochoe in the form of a female head with dark brown hair swept back over the ear. Her elegant arched brow and large eyes are carefully picked out in a black pigment; her
0416: GREEK ATTIC CERAMIC OINOCHOE - EX. SOTHEBY'SEst. £4,000-£8,000
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ROMAN LEGIONARY BRONZE HELMET WITH WINGS OF JUPITER: Ca. 100 BC - 100 AD. A stunning helmet crafted from bronze, characterized by a rounded bowl with hinged C-shaped cut-outs for the ears. The neck guard of the helmet flares outward, extending the
0417: ROMAN LEGIONARY BRONZE HELMET WITH WINGS OF JUPITEREst. £12,000-£24,000
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GREEK HELLENISTIC GOLD RING WITH A BULL: Ca. 500-400 BC. A beautiful gold finger ring with a pointed lozenge-shaped bezel and a round-section hoop. The bezel is skilfully engraved with a depiction of a right-facing bull. The lines of the
0417A: GREEK HELLENISTIC GOLD RING WITH A BULLEst. £6,000-£12,000Lot Passed
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GRECO-ROMAN EAGLE GRASPING A SNAKE FRESCO: Eastern Mediterranean, Ca. 1st - 3rd century AD. A square fresco section depicting an eagle in flight holding an undulated snake in his talons. Outer geometric decorated border. Overall scattered
0418: GRECO-ROMAN EAGLE GRASPING A SNAKE FRESCOEst. £6,000-£12,000
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RARE ROMAN BRONZE FOOT OIL LAMP: Ca. 100-200 AD. A beautiful cast-bronze oil lamp in the shape of a human foot. The lamp has two openings, one where a wick would be placed protrudes on the front and the hole for filling with oil
0418B: RARE ROMAN BRONZE FOOT OIL LAMPEst. £3,000-£5,000Lot Passed
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RARE ROMAN SILVER SPOON WITH NIELLO INSERT: Ca. 200-300 AD. A rare silver spoon featuring a pear-shaped bowl adorned with a beautiful niello design. The handle is baluster-moulded and has two lateral lugs that add to the elegant look. The
0418C: RARE ROMAN SILVER SPOON WITH NIELLO INSERTEst. £1,500-£3,000
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RARE ROMAN BRONZE FIGURE OF LION: Ca. 100-200 AD. A stunning bronze figurine of a lion in a reclining position with its forelegs outstretched forward and a full, bushy mane. The lifelike facial features of the lion are so realistic
0418D: RARE ROMAN BRONZE FIGURE OF LIONEst. £4,000-£8,000
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EGYPTIAN WOOD GESSO PAINTED COFFIN MASK: Third Intermediate Period, Ca. 1069-730 BC. An object of beauty and imagination; a mask from the lid of an anthropoid coffin, painted in pigment over gesso, yellow for the skin tone, a heavily
0420: EGYPTIAN WOOD GESSO PAINTED COFFIN MASKEst. £750-£1,500
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