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LOT 0561
Greek Bronze Dolpin and Wheel Proto-Money Group
CIRCA 6TH CENTURY B.C.
3/4 - 1 1/8 in. (3.98 grams total, 19-29 mm).
Comprising: flat-section dolphin-shaped casting with raised eye; wheel-shaped casting with four spokes. [2, 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.
See Sear 1684.
FootnotesThe dolphin coins were made in Thrace to honour the god Apollo Delphinios.
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LOT 0561
Greek Bronze Dolpin and Wheel Proto-Money Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
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Greek Terracotta Zebu Statuette
Circa 4th-2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Modelled with the head turned to one side, hump behind the shoulders. rounded rump; mounted on a custom-made stand. 145 grams total, 83 mm wide including stand
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. -
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Cypriot Stone Goddess and Child Statue
Iron Age, 6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
The female seated on a chair with arm-supports at the sides, wearing a long robe with ruched panel to the chest and pleated sleeves, the hair drawn up into a transverse band above the brow, surmounted by a tiara; hands across the waist holding an infant with head erect; mounted on a custom-made stand; repaired. 1.54 kg total, 24 cm high including stand
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.
The statuette probably represents the goddess of fertility, originally imported from Crete in the 11th century B.C. but whose iconography survived in Cyprus until the 5th century B.C. The tiara is a characteristic attribute of this divinity, related to the Greek Demeter. The statue is probably a votive statue propitiatory for births. -
Cypriot Trefoil Mouthed Terracotta Jug
Early Bronze Age, 2500-1900 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Biconvex in profile with broad shoulder and pinched trefoil mouth, strap handle to the rear; band of incised multilinear zigzag ornament to the shoulder. 903 grams, 14.8 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.
The vessel belongs to the group of Philia red polished ware, a ware imported in Cyprus from Anatolian refugees, or locally made by copying external imports. It was characterised by multiple zigzag and open herringbone bands.
