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LOT 0625
Cypriot Red Polished Ware Bowl Group
EARLY-MIDDLE BRONZE AGE, CIRCA 2700-1900 B.C.
5 1/2 - 5 7/8 in. (1.09 kg total, 14-15 cm).
Group of three hemispherical bowls with burnished surface, one with old collector's inked notation 'L.S./2.60'. [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.
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Cypriot Triple Vessel with Handle
Bronze Age, 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Three globular pots each with an everted rim and narrow base, joined with a tall strap handle; sgraffito geometric ornament. 688 grams, 18 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. -
Cypriot Limestone Head of a Goddess
Circa 2nd-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,120
Carved in the round, head of a female wearing her gown over the top of her head; sombre facial features and elongated neck, the hair dressed in radiating segments; mounted on a custom-made stand. 1.11 kg total, 21 cm high including stand
with Bonham's, 22 April 1999, no.97. 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. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonham's catalogue pages. -
South Italian Blackware Kantharos with Ivy Branch
5th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
The high-handled drinking cup with carinated lower body, discoid feet and vines painted to the equator. 525 grams, 22.2 cm
Acquired in the late-1980. Ex S.A. collection.