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LOT 0629
Cypriot Bichrome Ware Pottery Feeder Flask
IRON AGE, CIRCA 950-850 B.C.
(148 grams, 11.2 cm high).
Spherical body with flared foot, trumpet-shaped mouth with strap handle, flared spout to the shoulder with strainer; painted circles to the mouth, rim and body, transverse stripes to the handle. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from Bonhams, London, 20 October 2005, no.406 (part).
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages and the original Bonhams lot tag.
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Opening Bid: £50
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Cypriot Terracotta Ram
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Modelled in the round with fleece texture to the back and rump, applied eyes and horns; mounted on a display base with old collector's labels to the underside: 'Cyprus / Early bronze age, 250-2000 BC. / Ram, red clay, once attached to the rim of a vessel.' and '2517-14/3'. 204 grams total, 11 cm wide including stand
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Mycenaean Painted Pottery Alabastron
14th-13th century B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
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