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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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Opening Bid: £90
With circular body and raised rim, round central filling-hole flanked by cornucopiae; long broad nozzle with rounded spout-like termination; handle with three ribs. 62 grams, 10.5 cm
Collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
The principal parts of a Graeco-Roman lamp were: a) the body or reservoir which contained the oil (infundibulum); the flat circular top (discus) on which the design was placed, sometimes with an ornamental rim; the edge (margo); the nozzle (rostrum, nasus, myxus) with a hole for the insertion of the wick (ellychnium); and the handle (ansa, manubrium,). -
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