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LOT 0607
Cypriot Red Polished Ware Bowl
BRONZE AGE, CIRCA 2000-1600 B.C.
5 1/2 in. (289 grams, 14 cm).
Hemispherical in profile with slightly inverted rim, band of circumferential incised lines beneath the rim and concentric zigzags below, roundels to the underside; single small pierced bulb for suspension. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Ian Auld collection, 1970s-1990s.
Acquired from Bonhams, London, 29 April 2009, no.315 (part).
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages.
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Etruscan Bronze Statuette of Herakles
4th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £18,200
Modelled in the round with a muscular nude body, his club resting on his shoulder and the hair dressed in rows of tight, close-set curls underneath the Nemean lionskin hood with cloak billowing over his left arm, the paws tied across his chest; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 290 grams total, 14.5 cm high (19.5 cm high including stand)
Fine condition, excellent uniform patina.
with Sotheby's, New York, 21 November 1985, no.60. Ex private New York collection. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11794-206497.
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Greek Geometric Terracotta Vessel
Iron Age, 8th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
With bulbous body and rounded base; short neck with everted rim, three painted circumferential bands below the neck. 562 grams, 17 cm
Ex London, UK, art market, 1990s.
