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LOT 0585
Greek Terracotta Oil Lamp
CYPRUS, CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
3 1/2 in. (80.5 grams, 88 mm).
Shallow, round body with everted rim on the filler hole, tapering nozzle and low foot. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, Oxfordshire, UK, by direct descent from the collection of Judge George Cyril Griffith-Williams (1893-1983), Supreme Court Judge of the Colony of Cyprus; items having been collected in the 1930s and 1940s in Cyprus during his tenure there.
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Greek Core-Formed Tall Glass Alabastron
6th-5th century B.C.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
With a fusiform body, slender neck and broad flange rim, decorated with marvered feathering and spiralling trails; two lateral loop handles and a pinched lateral lug. 36.69 grams, 91 mm
Anonymous sale, Binoche & Giquello, Paris, 30th May 2012, no.124. Private collection, Switzerland. Accompanied by a copy of French passport no.0150269. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13188-249220.
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Phrygian Bronze Bow Brooch Pair
Iron Age, circa 8th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
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From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Phrygian Bronze Bow Brooch
Iron Age, circa 8th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
