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LOT 0558
Cypriot White-Slip Ware Four Footed Bowl
LATE BRONZE AGE II, CIRCA 1450-1200 B.C.
5 3/8 in. (537 grams, 13.8 cm wide).
Comprising: discoid base with four flat-section legs supporting a broad bowl with four inward-facing ledges behind the rim, each ledge pierced in two places; vertical bands of painted geometric ornament to the outer face. [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 Mixed Terracotta Vessel Fragments
3rd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Including fragments of storage vessel, cup, bowl and other items, some with handle and spout elements. 4.2 kg total, 2.3-16.5 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. -
Very Large Cypriot Terracotta Amphora
Cypro-Archaic, circa 750-600 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,860
The ovoid body decorated in red and black with two rows of concentric circles at the shoulder between the handles, with encircling bands above and below; concentric circles around the neck, zig-zag on the everted rim. 8.15 kg, 57 cm
Private Channel Islands collection. Acquired by the previous vendor's father in about 1935. Acquired from Bonhams, 29 April 2009, no.1. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12204-218513. -
Large Etruscan Architectural Plaque with Bulls
6th century B.C.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,500
For a temple pediment (sima), comprising a curved upper band with polychrome tongue-shaped grooves, a relief depicting a procession of bulls below, the bulls depicted in a dynamic pose with curving necks and raised tails, the horns painted in black; two attachment holes. 4.66 kg, 50 cm
Acquired on the European art market between 1960s-1980s. Property of a gentleman. with Bertolami Fine Arts Ltd, Auction 66, no.1. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12162-218594.
Terracotta plaques like this sima were used in the pediments of temples (Minerva at Veii, Portonaccio Sanctuary, 540-530 BC), or decorated the architecture of tombs. The procession of the bulls recalls the style of painting on a similar slab with a procession of hunting dogs, probably from Caere.
