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Exhibition explores ancient origins of modern concept and organization of time in the Western world

Late Babylonian Cuneiform Tablet with Horoscope of Aristokrates, Uruk. Late 3rd century BCE. Clay. H. 6 cm; W. 4 cm. Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven: MLC 2190 © Yale Babylonian Collection. NEW YORK, NY .- The ancient Greeks and Romans contributed...

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Tags: Conical Sundial with Oscan Dedicatory Inscription, Cuneiform Tablet with Horoscope of Aristokrates, Roundel with Bust of Atargatis-Tyche and Zodiac, Quadruple Vertical Sundial with Inscription

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20 octobre 2016

Sotheby's to offer rare Chinese & European books, maps, photographs and manuscripts

Lot 212. Huang Qianren, 大清萬年一統天下全圖. DA QING WANNIAN YITONG TIANXIA QUANTU. [COMPLETE MAP OF THE GREAT QING'S TEN-THOUSAND-YEAR UNIFIED [REALM OF] ALL UNDER HEAVEN]. Daoguang 3 [1823] . Estimate 80,000 — 120,000 GBP . Photo: Sotheby's. LONDON .- The most...

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Tags: Daoguang, China, Marco Polo, Johannes Blaeu, 1543, Bernard Hanotiau, Martino Martini, Robert Fortune, Sir Henry Ellis, Daoist Manuscript, Huang Qianren, Georges Morache

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20 octobre 2016

Eight Sarmatian gold phalerae, circa 1st century B.C.-2nd century A.D.

Lot 117. Eight Sarmatian gold phalerae, circa 1st century B.C.-2nd century A.D. Estimate USD 8,000 - USD 12,000 . Photo Christie's Images Ltd 2016. Each: 1 ½ in. (3.7 cm.) diameter Provenance: Edmund Roy Hofmann (1901-1977), Philadelphia, acquired in...

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Tags: Sarmatian, circa 1st century B.C.-2nd century A.D., gold phalerae

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19 octobre 2016

A European gold bracelet, Late Bronze Age, circa 1000-750 B.C.

Lot 113. A European gold bracelet, Late Bronze Age, circa 1000-750 B.C. Estimate USD 10,000 - USD 12,000 . Photo Christie's Images Ltd 2016. 4 in. (10.2 cm.) wide Provenance: Edmund Roy Hofmann (1901-1977), Philadelphia, acquired in Europe, 1930s-1950s;...

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Tags: European gold bracelet, Late Bronze Age, circa 1000-750 B.C.

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19 octobre 2016

A pair of Etruscan gold ear studs, circa 530-500 B.C.

Lot 116. A pair of Etruscan gold ear studs, circa 530-500 B.C. Estimate USD 30,000 - USD 50,000 . Photo Christie's Images Ltd 2016. Each: 1¼ in. (3.3 cm) diameter Provenance: The Boilevin family, France, 19th century; thence by descent to Monsieur Boilevin....

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Tags: Etruscan, circa 530-500 B.C., gold ear studs

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19 octobre 2016

Three Celtic gold finger rings, circa late 4th century B.C.

Lot 119. Three Celtic gold finger rings, circa late 4th century B.C. Estimate USD 60,000 - USD 90,000 . Photo Christie's Images Ltd 2016. Largest: .15/16 in. (2.3 cm.) wide Provenance: Johan Gilch (d. 1943); thence by descent to his son Alfred Gilch (1918-2013)...

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Tags: Celtic, gold finger ring, circa late 4th century B.C.

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19 octobre 2016

A Celtic gold torque, circa late 4th century B.C.

Lot 118. A Celtic gold torque, circa late 4th century B.C. Estimate USD 120,000 - USD 180,000 . Photo Christie's Images Ltd 2016. 7 1/8 in. (18 cm.) wide Provenance: Johan Gilch (d. 1943); thence by descent to his son Alfred Gilch (1918-2013) and his...

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Tags: Celtic, circa late 4th century B.C., gold torque

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19 octobre 2016

A late Roman gold armlet, circa late 3rd-early 4th century A.D.

Lot 124. A late Roman gold armlet, circa late 3rd-early 4th century A.D. Estimate USD 150,000 - USD 250,000 . Photo Christie's Images Ltd 2016. 5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) diameter Provenance: with Ars Antiqua, Lucerne ( Auktion II , Antike Kunstwerke , 14 May...

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Tags: Roman, circa late 3rd-early 4th century A.D., gold armlet

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19 octobre 2016

A Greek gold olive wreath, late Classical period to early Hellenistic period, circa 4th century B.C.

Lot 115. A Greek gold olive wreath, late Classical period to early Hellenistic period, circa 4th century B.C. Estimate USD 250,000 - USD 350,000 . Photo Christie's Images Ltd 2016. 9 ½ in. (24.1 cm.) wide Provenance: Jan Mitchell, New York, acquired in...

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Tags: gold, greek, circa 4th century B.C., late Classical period to early Hellenistic period, olive wreath

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19 octobre 2016

A pair of blue and white bowls, Yongzheng six-character marks and of the period (1723-1735)

Lot 42. A pair of blue and white bowls, Yongzheng six-character marks and of the period (1723-1735). Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ( €4,500 - 6,700) . Photo: Bonhams. The exteriors painted with a continuous scene of two ladies in a balustraded garden with willow...

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Tags: blue and white, Mark and period of Yongzheng, Yongzheng six-character marks and of the period

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