Cypriot Terracotta Votive Horn

Cup or bowl of spherical shape, unpainted, fitted with a wishbone handle. 96 grams, 14 cm



Ex P.A., Hertfordshire, UK, specialist collection of Greek art, 1980-1990s.

The presence of Achaeans in Cyprus, in late Cypriot II, also significantly influenced the life of the island from a ceramic production point of view. The social changes and new habits that developed among the elites of the main urban centres of the island included elaborate funerary displays, a means through which the emerging elite could express its identity and differentiate itself from other social groups. The ceramic forms were often cups intended for elaborate libation rituals, symposia, or ceremonies equivalent to Near Eastern marzeah, during which drinking services including kraters for mixing wine, cups and jugs were used. Alongside the more elaborate Achaean pottery, local Cypriot pottery (white-slip and base-ring) was still in use.

Small impasto kyathos with carinated profile, basal ring, zoomorphic handle with spurs above. 113 grams, 10 cm wide



Belgium (Uccle) – Haynault Ventes Publiques, Collectibles Auction, 21 September 2021, lot 15. Property of a South Australian private collector, with collection reference 21.100. Accompanied by a detailed collector's catalogue page including description and photograph.

Villanovan culture is often regarded as the earliest phase of Etruscan civilisation in the Iron Age.

With separate lid; small flared base, carinated profile with large flange rim, lid with broad flange, domed upper face with rosette detailing and central facing female bust. 189 grams, 90 mm wide



Ex Atenasov collection, Germany, before 1973.