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LOT 0624
Cypriot Pottery Ring-Kernos
EARLY BRONZE AGE, 2300-2000 B.C.
6 5/8 in. (1.36 kg, 17 cm wide).
Comprising a hollow basal ring and four vertical posts terminating in conical cups joined at the rim. [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.
Cf. similar in the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession no.74.51.687.
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South Italian Terracotta Painted Jug
4th-2nd century B.C.Estimate: £350 - 450 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £180
Piriform with convex rim, lentoid-section handle and discoid foot; polychrome painted bands and lines decorating the equator and inner mouth, dash to handle. 227 grams, 13.5 cm high
Acquired in Europe before 1994. -
South Italian Black-Glazed Ribbed Mug
5th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Tubular with flared foot and raised rim to underside, horizontal ribbing to the sidewall, small loop handle. 13.2 grams, 85 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12215-222327. -
Cypriot Terracotta Vessel Group
Iron Age, Cypro-Geometric, 950-850 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Including globular jar with painted fish detailing, globular jar with trumpet-shaped neck and mouth, and other types. 1.07 kg total, 10.5-14.7 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.
