Five antiquities objects on offer at Lyon & Turnbull to suit pockets of all depths
04 May 2020 Edinburgh auction house Lyon & Turnbull is holding a wide-ranging online-only sale of African & Oceanic Art, Antiquities and Natural History on May 5 which shows that treasures from the ancient world don't have to be big-money buys.Roman bronze horse estimated at £250-350 in the Lyon & Turnbull May 5 auction.
Our selection of antiquities on offer in this Lyon & Turnbull May 5 auction below gives an idea of what is available for a wide range of estimates - with a 'splash the cash' option should you however wish to treat yourself.
Hot to trot
Estimated at a wallet-friendly £250-350, you could gallop away with a Roman bronze horse, western Europe, 2nd-3rd century AD (pictured top). The 4.5in (11.5cm) long model has a provenance to a private collection, Germany, acquired in the 1980s.
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Cash in the Attic
This Attic black-figure Lekythos Attica, 550-500BC, is in painted terracotta, with a strap handle and sitting on a ring base, and decorated with a scene featuring a satyr pursuing a maenad, rays above. It is 4.5in (11.5cm) tall and has been consigned from a UK private collection.
Estimated at £400-600, you can bid for the Attic black-figure Lekythos Attica at thesaleroom.com.
Funerary figurine
Guided at £1000-2000 is a shabti for Ne-Hemt Wa-Ayt, Egypt, New Kingdom, 19th dynasty, 1292-1187BC, which is 5.5in (14.5cm) long. It is in white faience, shown mummiform, holding dual hoes, wearing a tripartite wig, three row necklace and seed basket on the back, with a frontal column of hieroglyphics, presented on a bespoke mount. It comes from the Julian Bird Collection, UK.
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Get ahead, get a helmet
This ancient Near Eastern helmet, Persia, c.4th-5th century AD, is of hammered and applied bronze, of domed form, decorated with seven boss-shaped elements independently affixed to the front. It is 8in (21cm) tall.
With a provenance to a September 1980 auction at Hôtel Drouot auction centre in Paris, it is estimated at £2000-3000.
To bid for this ancient Near Eastern helmet, Persia, c.4th-5th century AD, see thesaleroom.com.
Take a bite of Python
If you are tempted to splash the cash, bid for this red-figure bell krater estimated at £8000-12,000. Attributed to Python, Paestrum, c.340-330BC, in red terracotta, the obverse shows Dionysos and Silenos, the reverse features two draped youths with dotted hems. The vase is 14.5in (36.5cm) tall and has a provenance to Max van Berchem (1863-1921), Swizerland, Jorg Baron von Bistram, Bad Reichenhall, Germany, and a UK private collection.
The vase painter Python is one of only two such artists from ancient Italy whose names have survived on extant works. His workshop was located roughly 50 miles south of modern Naples in the port city of Paestum.
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