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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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Greek Bronze Ring Bezel Group
4th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising two discoid bezels, one with a dog pouncing on a bird, the other with a seated figure holding a bird in his hand, possibly depicting Zeus. 4.8 grams total, 20-21 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Greek Black Ware Vessel Group
5th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Comprising a low footed dish; a kylix with flared foot, chamfered rim, single loop handle; a squat oinochoe with vertically ribbed body, flared rim, bifid loop handle. 352 grams total, 8.6-14.2 cm
Acquired on the London art market in the early 2000s. Ex property of an East Anglian gentleman. -
Greek Black-Figure Oinochoe
6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,690
With pinched three-lobe mouth and strap handle; threads and details highlighted in purple; decorated scene in square metope comprising two dancing figures, one male and the other female, probably symposiasts; the male naked, holding a stick in his right hand and with the other arm carrying his coat; the female, a hetaera, dancing and running to the right, wearing a long chiton and a coat. 423 grams, 20.3 cm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of Mr S.A., 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.12089-218152.
