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LOT 0589
Cypriot Mixed Terracotta Vessel Fragments
3RD-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 - 8 5/8 in. (3.9 kg total, 2.5-22 cm).
Including fragments of storage vessel, bowl and other items, some with painted ornament, some with handle and rim elements. [72, 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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Etruscan Bucchero Ware Pottery Handle Depicting a Warrior
Archaic Period, 6th century B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £444
Broad, gently curved strap handle with raised lateral borders, low-relief image of a hoplite wearing a crested Corinthian helmet and gripping a tall spear, belt with kopis; mounted on a custom-made stand. 333 grams total, 23.7 cm including stand
Private collection, New York, thence by descent. with Antiquarium Limited, New York, 1981. -
Cypriot Pottery Ring-Kernos
Early Bronze Age, 2300-2000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Comprising a hollow basal ring and four vertical posts terminating in conical cups joined at the rim. 1.36 kg, 17 cm wide
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. -
Indo-Greek Terracotta Forger's Mould Group
Circa 2nd-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Group of discoid clay moulds for casting contemporary counterfeit coins. 57 grams total, 25-30 mm
Private collection formed in the 1990s. Acquired from a central London gallery. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
