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LOT 0585
Cypriot Mixed Terracotta Vessel Fragments
3RD-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 - 10 1/4 in. (4.55 kg total, 2.6-26 cm).
Including fragments of storage vessel, jar, bowl and other items, some with handle and spout elements. [29, 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 Double-Handled Flask
Middle Bronze Age, 2000-1650 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Biconvex in profile with small flared foot, trumpet-shaped mouth and two lateral loop handles to the shoulder; painted ring and geometric detailing; repaired. 509 grams, 15.5 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 Bronze Ram Protome
6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
Hollow-formed finial in the form of a ram's head with punched annulet texture detailing. 82 grams, 40 mm
1 1/2 in.
with Herbert A. Cahn, Zurich, Switzerland, 1997. From a private European collection. -
Greek Geometric Bronze Spiral Fibula
7th-6th century B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
Formed from a single square-section filament rolled into two 'spectacle' discs; one of the spirals terminating in a long pin, the other in a hook serving as the catchplate; openwork figure-of-eight at the centre; pin present broken, coils separated. 159 grams, 17 cm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s.