Comprising: a squat oil lamp with wreath surrounding the large filler hole, radiating sun motif on the base; the two larger terracotta lamps with open reservoirs with a central cone open beneath, short nozzle. 473 grams total, 9.2-17.8 cm



Ex R.C. collection. Acquired by Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, from the above in 2010.

A leaf-shaped plaque with a Greek inscription 'HPAKΛEIΔ [E] Σ EI' [possibly = of Heracleides]. 3.24 grams, 48 mm



From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

Comprising a bell-shaped thin-walled body with two strap handles and an everted rim, dark lip with a thin circumferential band below; each handle with a lentoid motif; narrow foot with two circumferential bands above. 206 grams, 16 cm wide



From the estate of a Swiss gentleman, Ticino, before 1970. with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.

Daunian pottery is characterised by unique shapes and decorative motifs, which include geometric patterns, plant and animal motifs, and human figures. The pottery is typically made from a coarse clay, and it is decorated with black or dark brown slip, a type of liquid clay that is applied to the surface of the pottery before firing.

Curved square-section hook with cuboid finial pierced on all four sides and to the top. 12.45 grams, 36.19 mm



From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.

Rectangular in plan with two attachment loops to the upper edge, reserved enigmatic Greek legend '[.]ΗΛΦEP[.] / ΛHIBBY'. 4.47 grams, 27 mm



From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

With her hair pulled back in a voluminous chignon, large almond-shaped eyes and small pursed lips. 20.3 grams, 36 mm



Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.

The bow formed as a stylised animal with teardrop-shaped ears and a long, curving trunk extending as the pin, square footplate with a small loop. 2.93 grams, 16.12 mm



From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.

A snaffle bit with a loop at each outer end with ferrous remains and a three-lobed strap junction attached to the straight mouth bars. 280 grams, 26.9 cm



From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.

Bulbous head with stylised owl-like facial features, large applied pupils and ear; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 96 grams total, 46 mm (65 mm high including stand)



Acquired from Vanessa Purcell & Company, Manchester, UK, in 1993. From the collection of Mr & Mrs J.G.W. Lee, late Herefordshire collectors, their collection having been established from the 1990s. Accompanied by an original sales receipt.

Including terracotta statue heads, amphora handle with old inked inscription on label to verso, which reads: 'AMPHORA HANDLE / PICKED UP ON SEA / BED OFF EAST SIDE / PARAMALI POINT, CYPRUS / 31 AUGUST 1968.' and other items. 739 grams total, 5.1-13 cm



From a late Hampshire gentleman's collection, formed from the 1960s.

One of the terracotta heads belongs to a votive statue, which by its shape seems to belong to Demeter or to the priestess of the Mother Goddess venerated in the Sanctuary of Arsos (Cyprus). The other one, also votive, showing a high headgear, represents most probably a Phoenician divinity, or a Levantine head of a priest.

Comprising a slender hoop and a lentoid bezel with a seated figure playing the panpipes. 2.90 grams, 19.84 mm overall, 16.99 x 15.68 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5 3/4, Europe 11.24, Japan 10)



Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.

Wide, shallow body with folded rim. 85 grams, 12.1 cm



Private collection, Oxfordshire, UK, by direct descent from the collection of Judge George Cyril Griffith-Williams (1893-1983), Supreme Court Judge of the Colony of Cyprus; items having been collected in the 1930s and 1940s in Cyprus during his tenure there.