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LOT 0544
Cypriot Grey Ware Terracotta Bowl
LATE BRONZE AGE, CIRCA 1600-1200 B.C.
8 7/8 in. (452 grams, 22.5 cm).
Broad with low profile, rounded underside; with old collector's label 'Late Bronze Age Period Bowl/Circa 1600 BC /I II'. [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 Brown Ware Base-Ring Terracotta Jug
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Comprising a piriform body and flared base with outer thickened rim, collar to the shoulder attached to a tall neck gently flaring to an everted rim, single strap handle. 504 grams, 22 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. -
Greek Figural Alabastron
Archaic, 6th century B.C.Estimate: £700 - 900 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £360
The free-standing perfume vase modelled as a standing and draped female figure, the neck and mouth of the vessel possibly formed as a modius worn on her head, holding what is possibly a dove to her chest; moulded and painted detailing to her face and garments; heavily repaired. 269 grams, 22 cm high
Acquired in Europe before 2001. -
Greek Terracotta Head
Tarentine, 3rd-1st century B.C.Estimate: £180 - 240 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Female head moulded with a segmented conical cap, pierced ears visible beneath; the head slightly turned and tilted downwards on a slender neck. 22 grams, 49 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s.
