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LOT 0639
Greek and Other Pottery Sherd Group
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/8 - 5 7/8 in. (1.1 kg total, 3-15 cm).
Including skyphos, chalice, amphora and other fragments. [22, 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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Hellenistic Silver Gilt Piriform Vase
2nd-1st century B.C.Estimate: £7,000 - 9,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £3,889
Broad vase or jar with everted rim, carinated shoulder, gilt bands to the foot, shoulder and rim; some restoration. 472 grams, 13.1 cm
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12124-213139. -
Greek and Indus Valley Terracotta Vessel Collection
3rd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Mixed group of vessels including biconvex bowl, drum-shaped jar and other types, some with painted ornament. 2.3 kg total, 7.4-20 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. -
Mycenaean Painted Pottery Alabastron
14th-13th century B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
Formed with a squat globular body, everted rim and three lug handles to the shoulder; painted reddish-brown over a cream slip with concentric bands and rings to the mouth, neck, shoulder and base, larger solid undulating forms covering the lower body. 70 grams, 69 mm
Acquired from Royal Athena Gallery, 2003. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11851-206833.
Late Helladic IIIA period of Mycenaean culture.
