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LOT 0548
Cypriot Painted Ceramic Oinochoe
IRON AGE, CIRCA 700-475 B.C.
7 7/8 in. (732 grams, 20 cm).
With trefoil folded rim to the mouth, painted bands to the strap handle, shoulder and lower body.
ProvenancePrivate estate Cheshire, UK, 1990s.
Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman.
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Biconvex in profile with dimpled base and broad mouth, band of linear chevron ornament to the base and similar to the shoulder, pelletted band to the equator, impressed pellets below the rim, two pierced lug handles. 467 grams, 14.2 cm wide
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Cypriot Trefoil Mouthed Terracotta Jug
Early Bronze Age, 2500-1900 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Biconvex in profile with broad shoulder and pinched trefoil mouth, strap handle to the rear; band of incised multilinear zigzag ornament to the shoulder. 903 grams, 14.8 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.
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Circa 8th-6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Standing nude with arms held straight at the sides, hair braided; probably a kouros monumental fitting; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 68 grams, 78 mm including stand
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.
