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LOT 0553
Cypriot Terracotta Vessel Group
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 1/4 - 7 3/4 in. (2 kg total, 16-19.5 cm).
With loop and strap handles, flared stub legs, crimped rim and other details. [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.
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Scythian Bronze Animal Mount Group
Circa 5th-3rd century B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Comprising three mounts in the shape of an eagle with hooked beak, a wolf, and a leopard; each with D-shaped loop to the reverse. 7.1 grams total, 15-21 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Large Cypriot Red Burnished Ware Amphora-Shaped Vessel
Early Bronze Age, 2300-2150 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
The ovoid body and trumpet-shaped neck decorated with bands of hatched lozenges, shoulder with encircling broken bands above and below with inverted chevrons beneath; lateral flange handles. 1.7 kg, 30.5 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. -
Greek Sandstone Head of Bearded Man
400-300 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £138
Carved in funicular vessel with gusseted base, vertical ribbing, obverse with carved bearded bust with frame. 1.32 kg total, 22 cm
Believed to be acquired from Bonhams. 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.