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LOT 0571
Cypriot Poppy Head Flask
CIRCA 1450-1200 B.C.
4 1/4 in. (53 grams, 11 cm high).
With broad shoulder and tapering stem, flared neck, collars at the junction with the strap handle. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a late East Anglian teacher and antiquarian who retired to the Isle of Wight in Hampshire, UK.
He amassed a large collection of objects between the 1960s-1980s.
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Cypriot Poppy Head Flask
Circa 1450-1200 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
With broad shoulder and tapering stem, flared neck, collars at the junction with the strap handle. 53 grams, 11 cm high
From the collection of a late East Anglian teacher and antiquarian who retired to the Isle of Wight in Hampshire, UK. He amassed a large collection of objects between the 1960s-1980s. -
Cypriot Painted Terracotta Storage Vessel
Circa 7th-5th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
With broad bulbous body and high flared neck, painted horizontal bands of geometric ornament. 894 grams, 17 cm wide
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Villanovan Impasto Kyathos with Comb-Etched Decoration
7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Modelled with wide and squat body with carination and flared mouth; raised, biforal handle with transverse grooves and cross-hatch below; small projections emerging from the sides and an incised zigzag line around the body. 196 grams, 15.5 cm wide
From a Belgian collection formed in the 1970s and 1980s. Ex Haynault Ventes Publiques, Uccle, Belgium, 21 September 2021, lot 21. Property of a South Australian private collector, with collection reference 21.101. Accompanied by collector's catalogue page including description and photograph.
