81 APULIAN RED-FIGURE SKYPHOS WITH TWO OWLS on either side, flanked by olive sprigs. Early 4th Century BC. H. 2 in. (5.1 cm.); Diam. 4 1⁄4 in. (10.8 cm.); W. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm.) Rare side-by-side depiction. Ex Galerie am Neumarkt, Zurich, Antiken, Auktion XXII, 16 April 1971, no. 116; Heidi Vollmoeller collection, Zurich; J.M.E. collection, New York.
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82 ROMAN BRONZE PERCHED OWL filled with lead for use as a weight. 2nd-3rd century AD. H. 1 1/8 in. (3 cm.) Ex London private collection, acquired in 1990s. Dark green patina. 83 HELLENISTIC TERRACOTTA OWL modeled as if perched, its head turned to its right; legs lacking. 3rd Century BC. H. 2 1/4 in. (5.7cm.) Ex French collection; J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired in Paris, December 1990. 84 WESTERN ASIATIC GREEN STEATITE PENDANT OF AN OWL, wings spread, the legs brought back under the body. The plumage is represented by notches; two holes on the back for suspension. Late 3rd-early 2nd Millennium BC. H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm.); W. 3 in. (7.5 cm.) Rare type. Ex collection of G. F. Daniels, Philadelphia, acquired in 1980; J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired at the Drouot, Paris, in December 2012. 85 PHOENICIAN SQUARE LEAD STEELYARD WEIGHT: OWL, SYMBOL OF TYRE. On the other side, the sign of the goddess Tanit, the mother deity and goddess of fertility and good fortune. Ca. 2nd Century BC. H. 2 1/2 in. (6.5 cm.) Ex J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired at Bonham’s, London, in September 1994.
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