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LOT 0648
Cypriot Terracotta Tripod Jug
EARLY BRONZE AGE, 2300-2000 B.C.
5 in. (191 grams, 12.5 cm).
With bulbous body, broad mouth, three radiating legs, small loop handle to the rim and larger opposite. [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 Terracotta Bowl with Bird
Late Bronze Age, 1200-750 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Broad bowl with rounded rim, central column with bird in flight finial with black painted detailing; one wing partly absent. 753 grams, 16.5 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. -
Cypriot Terracotta Vessel Group
Iron Age, Cypro-Geometric, 950-850 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Including globular jar with painted fish detailing, globular jar with trumpet-shaped neck and mouth, and other types. 1.07 kg total, 10.5-14.7 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. -
Daunian Terracotta Askos Bird-Shaped Flask
Circa 400-350 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
With squat bdy on a small disc foot, broad filler hole with flange rim and small stub spout, flat-section loop above; painted with bands of radiating hatching, segments and other designs. 193 grams, 11 cm
From an old German collection. Acquired in Brussels from Alara Gallery, 1994. Private collection, London, UK.
