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LOT 0040
Cypriot Red Polished Ware Jug Group
EARLY-MIDDLE BRONZE AGE, CIRCA 2700-1900 B.C.
5 1/2 - 8 1/4 in. (1.06 kg total, 14-21 cm).
Group of three burnished redware jugs, two smaller examples with loop handle to the neck, larger with handle to the shoulder; all with incised linear ornament. [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.22, pl.12, for similar.
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Greek Silver Ring with the Goddess Artemis Standing
4th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
With ellipsoid bezel, intaglio standing female figure with distaff and bow or staff, possibly Artemis; repaired. 10.36 grams, 20.60 mm overall, 17.50 x 19.12 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)
Formerly in an old collection formed in the 1970s. Ex Dutch gentleman. Property of a London gentleman.
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Cypriot Redware Dipper Cup
Middle Bronze Age I-II, circa 2000-1750 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Hemispherical with spur handle below the rim, perced; repaired. 137 grams, 12 cm
Ex Peter Negus collection (1920-2012), a prolific collector who worked in the insurance industry for most of his life. His wife worked for Coutts Bank for many years and they shared an enormous passion for natural history, geology and archaeology, amassing a collection. He was a member of the Geologists’ Association for over 50 years, acting as Treasurer from 1979 to 1988.Acquired from Bonhams, London, 26 October 2007, no.354 (part). From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. Accompanied by an old identification tag. -
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8th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
With applied handle and integral foot, horizontal painted lines to the equator, concentric rings to the shoulder. 56 grams, 74 mm
Property of a Gloucestershire, UK, collector. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
