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LOT 0527
Cypriot and Other Terracotta Figure Group
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 3/8 - 4 1/8 in. (546 grams total, 6.1-10.5 cm).
Comprising anthropomorphic, zoomorphic and theriomorphic ceramic figures in various poses, some on a ceramic base. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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Cypriot Bichrome Ware Pottery Amphora
Iron Age, Cypro-Geometric III, circa 850-750 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
With narrow base, oblate profile, two lateral loop handles to the shoulder, broad neck and flared rim to the mouth; painted bands of circumferential geometric ornament, concentric circles to the shoulder and neck. 1.27 kg, 27 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Etruscan Bronze Decorated Belt Mount
5th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
With domed plaque and ribbed hook; the plaque formed as the pinions and folded wings of a bird of prey, the ribbed neck extending to a dog's head with ears folded back, hook protruding from the mouth; palmette decoration to finial; mounted on a custom-made stand. 149 grams total, 86 mm wide including stand
English private collection. with ArtAncient Ltd, 2013. Private collection, London. -
Villanovan Bronze Pendant
8th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Formed as a domed disc pendant with openwork cross and central hole; triangular bale above, three loops below each with a crotal bell attached; mounted on a custom-made stand. 86 grams (134 grams), 11.9 cm(14.5 cm)
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
The round element represents the four-spoked wheel of a chariot, typical of the Bronze Age. The motif has been interpreted as solar symbolism since this period. The circularity between solar cosmologies—symbolic wheel/solar vehicle/functional chariot—was deeply ingrained since at least the 15th century from North Europe to Aegeaum, and continued in the early Iron Age.
