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Auction Preview: Antiquities at Bonhams, London, July 5

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What: AntiquitiesWhere: Bonhams, 101 New Bond Street, LondonWhen: July 5, 10:30 AM BSTPublic Viewing: 30 Jun 2018 11:00 - 17:00 BST, 01 Jul 2018 11:00 - 17:00 BST, 02 Jul 2018 09:00 - 16:30 BST, 03 Jul 2018 09:00 - 16:30 BST, 04 Jul 2018 09:00 - 16:30 BSTTop Lots of the Sale: - "A Roman marble male portrait head", Circa 1st Century B.C.-early 1st Century A.D - Probably a priest, the face powerfully sculpted with large, lidded, unarticulated eyes set deeply beneath prominent brows, a strong, straight nose and pronounced cheekbones. Measured at 42cm high. Estimated Price: US$ 80,000 - 110,000- "A Roman marble statue of Harpocrates", Circa 1st-2nd Century A.D. - Nude save for a short chlamys fastened at his right shoulder, standing with his weight on his right leg, the left leg bent and advanced, the right arm bent at the elbow with the fingers held towards the face. Measured at 135cm high. Estimated Price: US$ 53,000 - 80,000- "A Roman marble head of a young woman" - Depicted with youthful features, with large rimmed eyes, the plump lips with a hint of a smile, her wavy centrally-parted hair arranged in rows of curls at the front and sides, with further small curls along the hairline of the forehead. Measured at 32.5cm high. Estimated Price: US$ 33,000 - 46,000- "A Greek marble funerary stele for Lukios and Apolla", Classical Period, Circa 4th Century B.C. - Rectangular stele tapering towards an echino with tongues supporting a large palmette with outward-curving tendrils, the shaft sculpted with two figures in raised relief within a recessed panel. Measured at 88.3cm high. Estimated Price: US$ 27,000 - 40,000- "A Greek pale green glass skyphos", Late Hellenistic Period, circa 2nd-early 1st Century B.C. - Cast with a hemispherical bowl set on a gently flared base-ring. Measured at 10.5cm diam excl.handles, 7.5cm high. Estimated Price: US$ 27,000 - 40,000- "A Piravend bronze male idol", Western Iran, circa 9th-8th Century B.C. - Standing on short legs, the rectangular body with male genitalia and pronounced nipples. Measured at 10cm high. Estimated Price: US$ 27,000 - 33,000- "An Anglo-Saxon sheet gold, silver and garnet pyramidal mount", Circa early 7th Century A.D. - The silver mount covered on the four sides with sheet gold, each bordered with beaded wire and decorated with two paired interlaced zoomorphic motifs made with triple strands of beaded wire. Measured at 1.1cm high, 1.3cm wide. Estimated Price: US$ 24,000 - 29,000- "A Greek marble male portrait head", Hellenistic Period, circa 3rd-1st Century B.C. - Possibly of Ptolemaic prince or ruler, the oval face with large, heavy-lidded unarticulated eyes set beneath arching brows. Measured at 27cm high. Estimated Price: US$ 20,000 - 33,000For details, visit: http://www.bonhams.comClick on the slideshow for the highlights of the sale.https://www.blouinartinfo.comFounder: Louise Blouin

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