Loading, please wait...
_900x900.jpg "Daunian Painted Terracotta Storage Jar")
_200x200.jpg "Daunian Painted Terracotta Storage Jar")
.jpg "Daunian Painted Terracotta Storage Jar")
LOT 0073
Daunian Painted Terracotta Storage Jar
CIRCA 5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
9 7/8 in. (1.13 kg, 25 cm high).
Ovate in profile with slightly stepped lower body, everted rim; circumferential painted bands, hatching and herringbone patterns. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired Bonhams, London, UK.
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.
Cf. similar item with a handle in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, under accession number: 66.11.6.
CONDITIONTimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
-
Cypriot Terracotta Trefoil Mouthed Jug
Early Iron Age, Archaic I, circa 750-600 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Of gently tapering profile with pinched trefoil rim to the mouth and strap handle to the rear, painted band to the neck and ring-and-dot motifs above, chevron herringbone motif below; mouth chipped. 272 grams, 18 cm
Acquired Christie's, London, 25 April 2001, no.477 (part). From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Christie's catalogue pages. -
Cypriot Grey Ware Vessel Group
Middle Bronze Age, circa 2000-1650 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Comprising: dipper cup with loop handle; juglet with scooped spout; biconvex jar with carinated profile. 386 grams total, 7.3-10.9 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. -
Phoenician Amethyst Gemstone with Aramaic Inscription
8th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,120
Rock crystal scaraboid in a bronze frame with suspension loop; reverse with two lines of Aramaic text; obverse cracked. 1.82 grams, 21 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12217-221658.
