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LOT 0588
Greek Bronze Ram Protome
6TH CENTURY B.C.
(82 grams, 40 mm).
Hollow-formed finial in the form of a ram's head with punched annulet texture detailing.
Provenancewith Herbert A. Cahn, Zurich, Switzerland, 1997.
From a private European collection.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 51.178, for a comparable head.
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Mycenaean Terracotta Goddess Figure
Circa 13th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
Standing on a conical foot with rounded upper body, applied disc breasts, impressed necklace, pinched facial features, old label '24' to reverse; mounted on a custom-made stand. 69 grams total, 92 mm 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. -
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. -
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Greek High-Glazed Fluted Cup
Apulian, 4th century B.C.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £900
Raised fluting decorating the body, broad c-section neck and everted rim, segmented openwork handle. 174 grams, 90 mm high
Acquired in the 1960s-1970s. Ex European private collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11856-206542.
