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LOT 0586
Cypriot Red Burnished Ware Round-Bottomed Flask Group
BRONZE AGE, 2300-1650 B.C.
5 3/4 - 6 3/4 in. (1 kg total, 14.8-17 cm).
Each with an unglazed spherical body and tall tubular neck, one with pouring lip and strap handle, one with D-shaped loop handle, one with rosettes to the shoulder, two loop handles and scooped spout. [3, 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 British Museum under accession no.1897,0401.1234.
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Cypriot Painted Ceramic Oinochoe
Iron Age, circa 700-475 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
With trefoil folded rim to the mouth, painted bands to the strap handle, shoulder and lower body. 732 grams, 20 cm
Private estate Cheshire, UK, 1990s. Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman. -
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. -
Greek Black-Figure Oinochoe
6th century B.C.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
With pinched three-lobe mouth and strap handle; threads and details highlighted in purple; decorated scene in square metope comprising two dancing figures, one male and the other female, probably symposiasts; the male naked, holding a stick in his right hand and with the other arm carrying his coat; the female, a hetaera, dancing and running to the right, wearing a long chiton and a coat. 423 grams, 20.3 cm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of Mr S.A., 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 a search certificate number no.12089-218152.
