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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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Cypriot Votive Limestone Head of a Young Man
6th-4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,600
Modelled in the round with soft youthful features, short beard, small mouth and large lentoid eyes, tousled hair with a diadem above the brow; socket to the top of the head and remains of a spur to the reverse; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 3.86 kg total, 26.5 cm high including stand
Joseph Klein collection, formed in New York 1941-1980, thence by descent. Acquired from Bonhams, London, 24 October 2012, no.2. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages. 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.12002-212101.
Votive sculptures were the commonest form of Cypriot sculptures of the period. They were erected within the precincts of temples or covered sanctuaries, around the altar at which the god was worshipped. Thus, on Cyprus, the statuary was conceived as an ex-voto, an image expressing the desire of the believer to enter into intimate communion with and reside under the eternal protection of the gods. -
Greek Attic Black Figure Ware Kylix with Chariot Scene
Circa 5th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,430
With broad flat foot, short stem, broad bowl with carination at the shoulder, two square strap handles; frieze of black-painted decoration including two scenes of a quadriga chariot with a man stepping in to the chariot and a musician with a kithara, between palmettes; some restoration. 520 grams, 24.5 cm wide
Cambridgeshire, UK, collection, 1990s-2000s. Ex property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman. Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no.N124a8 from Oxford Authentication.
These Attic kylikes were usually presented with a stemmed base, a deep bowl and two upturned loop handles, on a concave base. The exterior walls were decorated with black-figure technique on red background, here in a style remarkably similar to that of the Haimon Painter. -
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Etruscan Gold Filigree Leech Brooch
7th century B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Hollow-formed bow with applied floral detailing, filigree and granules, double-coiled spring and pin; tongue-shaped foot with dense granule detailing, globe finial with rosette above. 13.86 grams, 69 mm
Acquired in the 1970s. Property of a London lady, part of her family's collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12112-213116.
