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LOT 0643
Cypriot Burnished Terracotta Vessel Group
BRONZE AGE, 2300-1650 B.C.
2 1/4 - 3 3/8 in. (560 grams total, 57-87 mm).
Mainly spherical with stub neck, incised detailing. [6, 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 Geometric Bronze Spiral Fibula
7th-6th century B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
Formed from a single square-section filament rolled into two 'spectacle' discs; one of the spirals terminating in a long pin, the other in a hook serving as the catchplate; openwork figure-of-eight at the centre; pin present broken, coils separated. 159 grams, 17 cm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. -
Greek Bronze Ram Protome
6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
Hollow-formed finial in the form of a ram's head with punched annulet texture detailing. 82 grams, 40 mm
1 1/2 in.
with Herbert A. Cahn, Zurich, Switzerland, 1997. From a private European collection. -
Etruscan Bronze Furniture Fitting
5th century B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
In the form of a harpy, comprising a facing female mask with lobed headdress on a tapering neck, crescentic lateral wings and tails with feather detailing, central column with claw foot; beneath, a scrolled panel developing to a four-toed claw; hollow to reverse of mask and claw, fixing stud and mounting ledge to reverse. 55 grams, 96 mm
Acquired in Germany, before 2000. English private collection. with Bertolami Fine Arts Ltd, Auction 88, no.162.
