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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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LOT 0586
Cypriot Red Burnished Ware Round-Bottomed Flask Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
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Greek Terracotta Situla
4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
Piriform in profile with broad shoulder, slightly raised rim, two raised lugs each formed as a male bust with crimped headdress, mask of Hercules below wearing the lionskin hood. 1.19 kg, 25 cm high
Ex Marinescu-Roth-Virzi collection, Switzerland, 1970-1993. Accompanied by a copy of a photograph of the artefact on display. -
Greek Silver Fibula
5th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £180 - 240 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Comprising an ellipsoid bow with lateral knops (one absent) and applied collars, longitudinal band of applied filigree braid, knop finial with collar, perpendicular two-coil spring and long pin; footplate with incised saltire with reversed-loop finial, square catchplate with pointillé gammadion and frame. 6.86 grams, 42 mm
Private European collection, 1994, thence by descent. -
Thracian Silver Pendant
6th-3rd century B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Openwork plaque depicting a stylised horse with curved body, bosses to the hips and shoulders, head turned backwards along the spine with looped reins; ribbed loop to the reverse. 41.5 grams, 75 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection since the late 1990s.
