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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 Decorated Red Burnished Ware Amphora-Shaped Vessel
Early Bronze Age, 2300-2150 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
The bulbous body and columnar neck decorated with bands of impressed-cord detailing, shoulder with encircling segments and broken bands; lateral loop handles with thumb-pad spurs. 1.21 kg, 25.5 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. -
Massive Graeco-Parthian Bronze Mirror
Late 3rd-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Discoid in plan with short T-shaped handle, obverse with deep flange to edges, reverse similar but less prominent; some surface accretion. 1.14 kg, 35.5 cm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Greek Sandstone Head of Bearded Man
400-300 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £138
Carved in funicular vessel with gusseted base, vertical ribbing, obverse with carved bearded bust with frame. 1.32 kg total, 22 cm
Believed to be acquired from Bonhams. 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.
