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LOT 0545
Cypriot Grey Ware Pottery Bowl
IRON AGE, CYPRO-GEOMETRIC, CIRCA 950-850 B.C.
9 in. (820 grams, 23 cm wide).
Broad squat bowl with carinated profile, everted stepped rim, single pierced ledge handle; repaired. [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.
Cf. similar bowl in red clay in the University of Saint Andrews, id no.HC1994 3 (120).
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Cypriot and Other Terracotta Vessel Fragment Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Including fragments of sidewall and rim, pierced ledge handles, bowl with tripod feet and other items. 4.9 kg total, 2.2-20 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. -
Hellenistic or Roman Bronze Statuette of a Grotesque Holding a Jar
Alexandria, 1st century B.C.-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Modelled standing nude in a contorted pose with legs spread, holding a jar or bag to his chest; mounted on a custom-made stand. 73.7 grams total, 68 mm including stand
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.
Such figures are often described as ‘grotesques’, yet typically constituted overstated representations of people with dwarfism. Such individuals are invariably shown with exaggerated features such as pot bellies, hunched backs, bald heads, large phalli and angry facial expressions. -
Cypriot and Other Pottery Sherd Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Including fragments of a large blackware krater, terracotta sidewall with strap handle and other items. 11.15 kg total, 2.5-38 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.
