Cypriot and Other Terracotta Vessel Fragment Group

With globular body, tall tubular neck and flared mouth; circumferential bands of hatching, concentric rings and chevrons; loop handle with thumb-pad spur to the reverse of the neck; plank idol to the shoulder with anthropomorphic detailing to both faces; supplied with a display stand; repaired. 1.68 kg, 37 cm high



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.

Red polished ware was the dominant ware of the Early Bronze Age. The clay was covered with red slip which was then burnished to produce a high point. The Philia red polished ware was characterised by incised multi-zigzag and open herring-bone bands, and also batches of multi-lines on base.

Square in section and pierced longitudinally, incuse scene to each face: labrys above a tree; starburst between hatched panels; arrow, axe and other objects; figure above an axe. 3.99 grams, 18 mm



From the Priday collection, Brookmans Hall, Hertfordshire, UK, formed 1930-1940s onwards by descent. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12385-225393.

The decoratively twisted hoop tapering toward the closure, cow or bull head modelled in the round with filigree ornament to the collar. 2.91 grams, 22.69 mm



From the collection of H.N., Milton Keynes, 1980s-1990s.