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LOT 0540
Cypriot and Other Vessel Group
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 - 4 3/4 in. (896 grams total, 4.9-11.9 cm).
Including ribbed vase, oinochoe and other types, some on a ceramic base. [12, 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 Limestone Head
Iron Age, 600-400 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
Carved in the half-round with nemes headdress. 3.2 kg, 22.5 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. -
Cypriot Terracotta Circular Vessel
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Hollow-formed ceramic ring with pierced funicular spout, lateral vent. 1.35 kg, 34 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. -
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Greek Bronze Duck's Head
3rd-2nd century B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Modelled in the round with realistic features, textured plumage, rounded beak. 236 grams, 10.1 cm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12378-226677.
