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LOT 0058
Cypriot Limestone Head
IRON AGE, 600-400 B.C.
8 7/8 in. (3.2 kg, 22.5 cm).
Carved in the half-round with nemes headdress. [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 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. -
Graeco-Roman Lapis Lazuli Bowl
3rd-1st century B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £169
Ellipsoid in plan with carinated profile, broad everted rim, stepped base; chipped. 286 grams, 10.8 cm
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. London, UK, collection. -
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Scythian Gold Clad Ribbed Torc with Decorated Terminals
4th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13,000
Round in section with ribbing, rectangular finials with billeting to the borders and edges, rows of impressed roundels. 481 grams, 28 cm
Swiss private collection, 1987. Private collection, London. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12389-226870.
