Loading, please wait...

Use mousewheel to zoom in and out, click to enlarge

Details

LOT 0056

Cypriot Decorated Red Burnished Ware Amphora-Shaped Vessel

EARLY BRONZE AGE, 2300-2150 B.C.

10 in. (1.21 kg, 25.5 cm).

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. [No Reserve]

Provenance

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.

CONDITION

VETTING:

TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process


AUCTIONS:

TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.

LOT 0056

Cypriot Decorated Red Burnished Ware Amphora-Shaped Vessel

Sold for (Inc. bp): £338

Print page

RELATED LOTS

  • Greek Black Ware Vessel Group
    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.

    Lot Details

  • Hellenistic Bronze Statuette of Zeus
    Hellenistic Bronze Statuette of Zeus
    2nd-1st century B.C.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,080

    Standing nude with a wreath to his hair, segmented beard, right hand holding a thunderbolt; mounted on a custom-made stand. 142 grams, 10.3 cm (200 grams total, 11.6 cm including stand)



    From the collection of Mr. F.U., Bavaria, acquired prior to 2000. with Gorny & Mosch, 17 June 2015, no.303. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12380-226601.

    Lot Details

  • Very Large Cypriot Bichrome Amphora with Double Strap Handles
    Very Large Cypriot Bichrome Amphora with Double Strap Handles
    Archaic Period, circa 750 B.C.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300

    With narrow trumpet-shaped foot, broad shoulder and ribbed lateral handles; painted circumferential bands to the inner neck, rim and body, hatched panels and labrys symbols to the shoulder. 7.3 kg, 45.5 cm high



    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. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12313-218932.

    Lot Details

Stay up-to-date with the latest from TimeLine Auctions by joining our mailing list