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LOT 0633
Cypriot Terracotta Tubular Idol Head
MIDDLE BRONZE AGE, CIRCA 2000-1650 B.C.
3 in. (21.4 grams, 76 mm).
Columnar in form with lateral lugs pierced at the lower edge and impressed eyes; painted ings above and below; with old inked label to verso: '215'. [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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Etruscan Miniature Glass Amulet Collection
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Opening Bid: £500
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Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12310-222342. -
Large Cypriot Terracotta Amphora
Iron Age, Cypro-Geometric, circa 950-850 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £975
With narrow base, oblate profile, two lateral loop handles to the shoulder, broad neck and flared rim to the mouth; painted bands of circumferential geometric ornament, linear with hatched lozenge motifs, radiating bars to the mouth. 3.05 kg, 40.5 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 Tripod Jug
Early Bronze Age, 2300-2000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
With bulbous body, broad mouth, three radiating legs, small loop handle to the rim and larger opposite. 191 grams, 12.5 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.
