Ancient Artworks 2022-11-30 Auction - 101 Price Results - Cahn Auktionen AG in Basel Stadt - Page 3
Fragment of a metope with fighting warriors
A Daunian Askos with Dophins
A Necklace and Earrings
Done
Basel, Basel stadt, Switzerland
Auction Details

Ancient Artworks

We are delighted to present a selection of artworks from Ancient Greece, Rome and Egypt, from different Private Collections.

Auction Curators:

Jean-David Cahn
Archaeologist, Gallery Owner
Dr. Ulrike Haase
Archaeologist
The Upper-part of a Female Statuette: Greece 4th to 3rd centuries B. C..Terracotta. H. max. 7 cmThe young woman's head and face show strikingly soft features. Only the eyes, nose and chin are emphasized. Soft curls frame the forehead. An
Est.
CHF 320
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CHF 360
Lot Passed
A Statuette of a Wreathed Young Woman: Greek 3th cent. B.C..Clay. H. 17.6 cmThe woman is standing on a rectangular base, her head is bowed slightly and bare arm resting on her right hip. The free leg is visible under the pleated
Est.
CHF 1,000
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CHF 1,400
Lot Passed
A Kothon with Striped Decoration: Corinthian ca. 550 - 450 B.C..Clay. Dm. max. 13.7 cmFlat, round vessel with a heavily indented rim and loop-shaped strap handle on a flat base ring. Fine lines and dotted frieze around the opening,
Est.
CHF 600
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CHF 700
Lot Passed
A stemmed plate: Daunian, Subgeometric 6th-5th cent. B.C..Clay, in part cream slip, dark grey and red matt glaze. H. 8.3 cmCentral swastika. Friezes of lines and dots, concentric circles and wavy bands. Two small
Est.
CHF 280
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CHF 340
Lot Passed
A Daunian Askos: Daunian Subgeometric IIA, 5th cent. B.C..Clay. H. 12.4 cmSquat vessel with basket handle and two spouts, one with an integrated sieve. Rich linear decoration in red and brown matt glaze; lozenges,
Est.
CHF 2,600
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CHF 2,800
Lot Passed
A Kyathos: Daunian, Subgeometric 2nd half 5th-early 4th cent. B.C..Clay, in part cream slip, dark brown and red matt glaze. Dm. 17 cmHigh strap handle decorated with stripes. Swastika in centre of bowl.
Est.
CHF 400
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CHF 460
Lot Passed
A Thymiaterion: Daunian late 4th-early 3rd cent. B.C..Clay, red matt glaze. H. 21.7 cmHigh, broad base with small feet. Slender, partially profiled central support with torus and sphere surmounted by the bowl of the
Est.
CHF 1,800
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CHF 2,200
Lot Passed
A Daunian Askos with Dophins: Daunian, Subgeometric IIIB, Listata III, 3rd cent. B.C..Clay. H. 25.4 cmSpherical shape; flat base with a simple, linear cross. Double handle. One spout to fill in the liquid with sieve at shoulder
Est.
CHF 2,600
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CHF 3,000
Lot Passed
SOLD
A Statuette of a Dog: Greek 6th - 5th cent. B.C..Bronze. L. 4.6 cmStanding upright and stretching its head upwards with a narrow snout and small flat ears, sniffing the air. Legs and tail projecting in an arc preserved.
Est.
CHF 260
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CHF 300
A Gilded Bronze Fitting in the Shape of Bust: Greek, Hellenistic 3rd-1st cent. B.C..Bronze, gilding. H. 6.6 cm. W. 3.6 cmHigh quality bronze fitting in the form of bust, likely representing a deity, with a lack of attributes making precise
Est.
CHF 2,200
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CHF 2,400
Lot Passed
Horse Fitting with Swan Heads: Roman 1st cent. B.C. - 1st cent. A.D..Bronze. L. max. 22.2 cmThis bridle was bent from a cast base into the shape consisting of a noseband, cheekpieces and throatband. A rectangular center disc on
Est.
CHF 1,600
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CHF 1,800
Lot Passed
A Hand Mirror with Handle: Roman 1st cent. B.C.-1st cent. A.D..Bronze. Dm. 9.6 cmSlightly curved disc with raised rim. An arched handle is attached by means of two holes and eyelets. The interior is decorated with a series of
Est.
CHF 500
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CHF 600
Lot Passed
A Medicinal or Cosmetic Set: Roman 1st-2nd cent. A.D..Bronze. L. 9.1 cm and 7.2 cm (with ring)A belonging set consisting of tweezers and an instrument with a profiled handle and dovetail-shaped end (one tip broken off). Both
Est.
CHF 500
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CHF 600
Lot Passed
A Tall Jug and a Deep Plate: Roman 2nd half of 2nd cent. A.D..Bronze. Dm. 22.3 cmJug: Slender vessel which widens in the middle. The rim of the everted mouth is folded outwards. A separately fashioned, right-angled handle with
Est.
CHF 5,000
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CHF 5,500
Lot Passed
SOLD
A Female Bust: Roman 2nd cent. A.D..Bronze. H. 14.2 cm. W. 9.2 cmThe head is turned slightly to the right. The long hair is twirled inwards at the sides and gathered together in a knot at the back of the head. A
Est.
CHF 5,200
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CHF 5,800
Oil lamp with rosette: Roman 30-70 A.D.Clay. L. 7 cmCentral rosette with five petals around the filling hole. The volutes of the muzzle with firing hole are slightly offset. On the underside a base ring with a small inner
Est.
CHF 140
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CHF 160
Lot Passed
An Applique with Herakles and the Cretan Bull: Etruscan 5th cent. B.C..Silver. L. 1.8 cmHorizontal oval applique with Herakles fighting the Cretan bull. He grabs one of the bull’s horns with his left hand whilst wielding a club in his
Est.
CHF 450
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CHF 550
Lot Passed
A Silver Spoon with Panther's Head: Roman 3rd cent. A.D..Silver. L. 15.5 cmThe slender, pointed oval bowl of the spoon is thin-walled and unusually deep. The transition to the spoon handle takes the form of a voluminous sickle-shaped
Est.
CHF 1,400
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CHF 1,800
Lot Passed
A Necklace and Earrings: Near Eastern 3000 B.C..Jasper, gold. D. 4.9 cmPendant in the shape of an elongated bead, set horizontally and strung on a gold necklace. The earrings are composed of a bead split lengthwise and set
Est.
CHF 3,600
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CHF 4,000
Lot Passed
A Necklace with a Papyrus Sceptre Amulet: Egypt Late Period, 26th Dynasty, 7th-6th cent. B.C..Amazonite, garnet, red glass. L. 47.5 cmThe necklace is a pasticcio of Egyptian and Roman elements. It is composed of a central amulet in the shape
Est.
CHF 3,200
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CHF 3,500
Lot Passed
SOLD
A Pendant with Woman's Head: Italic 7th-5th cent. B.C..Gold. W. 1.4 cmDisk-shaped pendant made of sheet-gold with an embossed woman's head and a large fan-shaped ornament (sphinx?). A tube is soldered onto the upper edge,
Est.
CHF 300
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CHF 400
A Votive Gift or Burial Object: Greek 800 - 200 B.C..Gold. L. 8 cmFine smooth gold sheet, slightly tapered towards one side. Small holes on one narrow and one long side for fixing the sheet metal to other materials such as leather
Est.
CHF 2,200
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CHF 2,600
Lot Passed
Two Hairgrips or Earrings: Greek 4th cent. B.C..Gold. D. 2.4 cmSpiral with a single coil, thickening towards the middle, terminating in janiform heads above bands with filigree decoration at both ends. Alll four heads wear
Est.
CHF 4,400
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CHF 4,800
Lot Passed
Plaque with Kourotrophos: Roman 1st-3rd cent. A.D..Sheet gold, hammered. H. 2.2 cmThe hammered gold relief depects a seated, possibly enthroned, woman holding a child on her lap. The child reaches up to its mother's breast,
Est.
CHF 1,200
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CHF 1,400
Lot Passed