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LOT 0041
Cypriot Red Polished Ware Jar Group
MIDDLE BRONZE AGE, CIRCA 2000-1600 B.C.
3 3/4 - 5 7/8 in. (1.27 kg total, 9.7-15 cm).
Comprising: two with globular body, broad neck and flared rim, pierced lugs to the shoulders, bands of incised hatching; one with rounded underside, broad neck and everted rim, pierced lugs to the shoulder, horizontal broken lines and zigzags. [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. Morris, D., The Art of ancient Cyprus, Oxford, 1985, fig. p.67, pls.101-102, for similar.
FootnotesIn the Early Bronze Age, the most common form of Cypriot jars was the round-based, two-handled variety, with the handles attached on the vertical plane.
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Greek Archaic Painted Terracotta Skyphos
7th-early 6th century B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Conical in form with rounded shoulder, everted rim and two round-section handles; painted with concentric bands around the interior and exterior. 243 grams, 15.5 cm wide
Acquired in Europe before 1992. European collection.
The skyphos was already well known in Greece since the age of the Achaeans. In Homer, Eumaeus, the swineherd, prepares for his guest Ulysses a cyssibium filled with wine which the hero drinks during the meal and, when he is full, Eumaeus makes him drink from the cup in which he himself was using, a skyphos. Ulysses also offers Polyphemus a drink in a skyphos. -
Hellenistic Gold and Coral Pendant with Dolphins
2nd-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Formed as a coral pillar with gold rosette finial, collar supporting two rearing dolphins flanking a blue glass bead; loop and suspension ring above. 2.98 grams, 33 mm
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s. -
Cypriot Black on Red Polished Ware Vessel Collection
Iron Age, circa 9th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
Mixed group including vases, flasks and other types, with painted detailing. 308 grams total, 5.7-10.5 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.
The Cypriot black-on-red ware mostly comprises small juglets in a red-brown slip with a lustrous surface, on which simple geometric patterns are painted in matt blank.
