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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 White-Slip Ware Jug
Late Cypriot II, circa 1450-1200 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,210
Comprising a bulbous body and slender tapering neck with strap handle to the rear, trumpet-shaped mouth; hatched bands and lozenges to the body and shoulder, multilinear rings to the neck; old collector's inked no. '15.78' to underside. 254 grams, 15.1 cm
Red-ink inscription '15.78' to the base suggesting it may have been deaccessioned from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 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. -
Archaic Greek Terracotta Figure of Mounted Warrior with Shield
7th-5th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Comprising a stylised horse with elongated neck, mounted by a bearded rider figure holding a shield with right arm bent, restored; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 220 grams total, 13 cm including stand
Acquired before 1990. From an old German collection. -
Greek and Other Pottery Fragment Group
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Including flange-rimmed bowl, piecrust-based bowl, amphora and other types. 2.9 kg total, 3.5-25.5 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.
