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LOT 0578
Greek Bronze Strainer with Duck Head Handles
4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
11 in. (123 grams, 28 cm).
With flat-section handle and rim; finial formed as a pair of ducks' heads; bowl absent. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx property of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1969-1999, thence by descent.
LiteratureCf. Richter, G.M.A., The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Greek, Etruscan and Roman Bronzes, New York, 1915, no.652, for similar.
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LOT 0578
Greek Bronze Strainer with Duck Head Handles
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
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Cypriot and Other Pottery Sherd Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Including fragments of a large blackware krater, terracotta sidewall with strap handle and other items. 11.15 kg total, 2.5-38 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. -
Cypriot Terracotta Vessel Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Including a spouted ewer, a carinated cup and a jar with ropework handles. 2.6 kg total, 15-24 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 Red Burnished Ware Cooking Bowl
Early Bronze Age I-III, circa 2300-2000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Broad shallow bowl with rounded underside, lateral tab to the rim and pierced ledge handle opposite. 2 kg, 37 cm wide
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.
