Online Auction Sale 8 2023-05-05 Auction - 81 Price Results - Cahn Auktionen AG in Basel City
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An Amphora with Four Handles and FishA Rhyton in the Form of a BootA Bronze Statuette of a Kore
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Basel, Basel City, Switzerland
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Online Auction Sale 8

We are happy to present several old Basel collections with many documented provenances, sometimes even going back to the 1960's. One collection comes from a professor of nuclear physics at the university of Basel, the other one from the chief librarian from the same university.
Auction Curator:
Dr. Ulrike Haase
Dr. Ulrike Haase
Archaeologist
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A Biconical Bowl with Linear Decoration: Hacilar culture 6th mill. B.C..Clay. H. 10.2 cmA deep bowl with reddish brown striped decoration and pendentive triangles on creamy fabric. Horizontal bands encircling the rim. Fissure on one side
0001: A Biconical Bowl with Linear DecorationEst. CHF 2,000-CHF 2,400
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A Zoomorphic Element: Near Eastern, possibly from Israel Late Chalcolithic, late 4th mill. B.C..Copper. L. 16 cmHandle with two stylised bull protomes, possibly zebus, facing away from each other. It is not clear whether
0002: A Zoomorphic ElementEst. CHF 1,200-CHF 1,400
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A Female Fertility Idol: Near East 2nd mill. B.C..Clay. H. 13.5 cmFrontally standing naked woman, with rounded body shapes and distinctly offset arms and legs. Her hands rest on her breasts. Oval face with large eyes framed
0003: A Female Fertility IdolEst. CHF 1,400-CHF 1,600Lot Passed
A Votive Offering with Female Goddess: Near Eastern 2nd half of 2nd mill. B.C..Clay. H. 11 cmRectangular plaque with a nude woman in relief. She faces the beholder frontally and places her hands over each other just below her breasts
0004: A Votive Offering with Female GoddessEst. CHF 1,100-CHF 1,300Lot Passed
A Rhyton in the Form of a Boot: Indus Valley 2nd half of 1st mill. B.C..Clay, polychromy. H. 16.5 cm. L. 19.8 cmRhyton in the shape of a boot with rich bichrome ornamentation and a pointed tip with a pouring hole on the underside.
0005: A Rhyton in the Form of a BootEst. CHF 3,800-CHF 4,200Lot Passed
A Cosmetic Palette: Egypt, Predynastic, Naqada II 2nd half of 4th cent. B.C..Greenish-gray slate. L. 25.3 cm. H. 13.3 cmLarge palette in the form of a stylized fish with a compact, angular tail and a round mouth.
0006: A Cosmetic PaletteEst. CHF 3,200-CHF 3,400Lot Passed
A Stone Vessel with Lug Handles: Egypt, Early Dynastic, 1st-3rd Dynasty 3000-2700 B.C..Calcite alabaster. H. 7.5 cm. Dm. 7 cmWide vessel with offset lip and two lug handles below the shoulder. A linen cover could be attached by
0007: A Stone Vessel with Lug HandlesEst. CHF 1,400-CHF 1,600Lot Passed
A Mould for a Squatting Heron: Egypt, Late Period ca. 776-332 B.C..Limestone. H. 6.9 cm, W. 8.5 cmHorizontal rectangular mould with accurately sculpted negative of a heron to right. For the ancient Egyptians the purple heron was a
0008: A Mould for a Squatting HeronEst. CHF 2,200-CHF 2,600Lot Passed
Two Sculptor's Models of Crocodiles: Egypt, Ptolemaic 3rd-2nd cent. B.C..White limestone. H. 3.7 cm, L. 12 cmThe crocodiles lie on low, rectangular bases and are finely sculpted, with much attention given to the details of their heads
0009: Two Sculptor's Models of CrocodilesEst. CHF 14,000-CHF 16,000Lot Passed
A Slave with Long Phallos: Alexandrian, Late Hellenistic-Roman 2nd-1st cent. B.C..Red brown clay. H. 14.5 cm. W. max. 8.9 cmGrotesque representation of a striding slave on a base that is rounded at the back. The bald pate is
0010: A Slave with Long PhallosEst. CHF 3,200-CHF 3,600Lot Passed
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A Deep Skyphos: Mycenaean ca. 1200 B.C..Clay. H. 10.1 cm. Dm. 14.9 cmA deep, two handled cup on a low ring foot. Creamy buff fabric with white inclusions. Decoration in a matte brown on both sides, consisting of
0011: A Deep SkyphosEst. CHF 2,500-CHF 2,800
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A sub-Mycenaean Stirrup Jar: Greek, Sub-Mycenaean ca. 11th cent. B.C..Clay. H. 17 cmA sub-mycenaean stirrup jar with flaring body, tall spout, and abstracted vegetal motifs on the shoulder. Concentric bands alternating with
0012: A sub-Mycenaean Stirrup JarEst. CHF 2,800-CHF 3,400Lot Passed
A One-handled Geometric Cup: Attic, Geometric 2nd quarter to mid-8th cent. B.C..Clay. H. 9.8 cmSlim body with high slung strap handle standing on a flat base. Concave wall densely decorated with stripes and friezes of dots,
0013: A One-handled Geometric CupEst. CHF 3,200-CHF 3,600Lot Passed
A Bronze Bow Fibula with Spheres: Italic, Iron Age 6th cent. B.C..Bronze. L. 12.4 cmBoat-shaped bow with three knobs in the centre framed by two constrictions. Long, slender, tapering catch whose profiled tip ends in a knob. Closely
0014: A Bronze Bow Fibula with SpheresEst. CHF 900-CHF 1,300Lot Passed
An Amphora with Four Handles and Fish: Italo-Geometric 7th cent. B.C..Clay. H. 56.6 cmA large ovoid amphora on a tall conical foot, with four strap handles. Horizontal bands on foot, giving way to rays, and then to large toothy with
0015: An Amphora with Four Handles and FishEst. CHF 8,800-CHF 12,000Lot Passed
A Group of Bronze Fibulae: Etruscan 8th-7th cent. B.C..Bronze. L. min. 2.9 cm. L. max. 16.8 cmA group of bronze fibulae of various types, including numerous navicella fibulae in different sizes (nearly all with incised lines),
0016: A Group of Bronze FibulaeEst. CHF 1,200-CHF 1,800Lot Passed
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An Impasto Oinochoe with Stamped Decoration: Villanova 1st half of 7th cent. B.C..Clay (Impasto). H. 22.9 cmSquat oinochoe with remarkably elegant shape. Encircling grooves divide the vessel into several registers with stamped and engraved
0017: An Impasto Oinochoe with Stamped DecorationEst. CHF 1,800-CHF 2,000
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An Impasto Olla with Two Handles: Villanova 7th cent. B.C..Reddish brown clay (Impasto). H. 34 cmSquat vessel on low foot. On the sides two horizontal handles that slant upwards slightly. The shoulder is offset by an encircling,
0018: An Impasto Olla with Two HandlesEst. CHF 2,800-CHF 3,400
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A Bucchero Chalice: Etruscan late 7th-early 6th cent. B.C..Clay (Bucchero). H. 15.3 cmChalice with a strongly flared, trumpet-shaped foot. A raised ring at the transition to the bowl. A notched band marks the bend
0019: A Bucchero ChaliceEst. CHF 900-CHF 1,200Lot Passed
An Etruscan Oinochoe with Tongue Frieze: Etrusco-Corinthian last quarter of 7th cent.-1st quarter of 6th cent. B.C..Clay. H. (including handle): 28 cmBulbous wine jug with a high, double-ribbed handle from the trefoil mouth to the shoulder;
0020: An Etruscan Oinochoe with Tongue FriezeEst. CHF 1,600-CHF 1,800Lot Passed
A Bronze Statuette of a Kore: Etruscan ca. 500 B.C..Bronze. H. 9.6 cmA standing female figure, wearing a chiton extending to the ankles. Left foot slightly advanced. Right arm missing beneath the shoulder and left hand grasping
0021: A Bronze Statuette of a KoreEst. CHF 6,000-CHF 7,500Lot Passed
Tongs: Etruscan or Roman 3rd-1st cent. B.C..Bronze. L. 30 cmTongs like these were used by blacksmiths to work metal over a fire. The type is, inter alia, known from finds from Pompeii. The two handles of
0022: TongsEst. CHF 2,300-CHF 2,800Lot Passed
Two Spiral Pendants: Europe Middle to Late Bronze Age, Late Tumulus to Early Urnfield period, ca. 1400-1200 B.C..Bronze. W. 9.4 cm and 7.0 cmTwo double spirals made of tightly wound round wire. A small loop in the middle
0023: Two Spiral PendantsEst. CHF 1,200-CHF 1,800Lot Passed
Two Bracelets: Europe, Late Bronze-Early Iron Age ca. 1000-800 B.C..Bronze. W. max. 6.9 cm and 7.3 cmBoth open and with tapering ends. U-shaped cross-section. The curved exterior is decorated with engraved lines.
0024: Two BraceletsEst. CHF 1,200-CHF 1,400Lot Passed
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