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LOT 0299
Bronze Age Single-Handled Cup Pair
EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN, 1475-1250 B.C.
5 3/4 - 8 5/8 in. (353 grams total, 14.7-22 cm).
Comprising: a broad ringware pithos with bifid handle, carinated rim, collector's labels to underside, small hole drilled at base; squat similar pithos with narrow handle. [2]
ProvenanceEx Desmond Morris, between 1967-2001.
with Christie's, London, 14-15 May 2002, no.44.
Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Christie's catalogue pages.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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LOT 0299
Bronze Age Single-Handled Cup Pair
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Large Bronze Age Posamenterie Fibula
Late Tumulus-early Urnfield Period, circa 1400-1200 B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £180
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