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LOT 0608
Cypriot Mixed Terracotta Vessel Fragments
3RD-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7/8 - 6 1/2 in. (4.2 kg total, 2.3-16.5 cm).
Including fragments of storage vessel, cup, bowl and other items, some with handle and spout elements. [81, 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 Terracotta Vessel
8th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
With globular body and flat base, trumpet-shaped neck and mouth with stepped profile, strap handle to the rear; three painted bands to the equator, painted detailing to the mouth and handle; gammadion to the shoulder. 45 grams, 78 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. -
Scythian Standing bronze Horse Applique
5th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
A stylised horse in profile with ring to the voided eye, exaggerated musculature and hatched detailing; mounted in a custom-made frame. 254 grams total, 18 cm including frame
with Claude Boisgirard Archaelogie, Paris, 9 November 1999, no.56. Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
This applique was probably part of a horse harness and corresponds to various similar plaques produced by the Saka (Scythian) culture of the Pamir. Steppe art favoured animalistic representations, with a predilection for deer, horses, birds of prey and felines. The animals could be represented in series, or alone, or in combat with each other. -
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Hellenistic Bronze Ring with Hoplite
Circa 2nd-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Ellipsoid bezel with low-relief image of a warrior with pilos helmet, shield and xiphos short-sword. 6.93 grams, 22.90 mm overall, 20.17 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.46, Japan 16)
Ex old English collection. London art market, pre 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
