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LOT 0521
Hellenistic Bronze Lidded Cosmetic Vessel
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.
2 1/2 in. (54.4 grams, 66 mm).
Elegantly proportioned miniature ewer with trumpet-shaped base, swept loop handle with recurved finial, hinged lid.
ProvenanceAcquired on the German art market before 2000.
From an EU collection before 2020.
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Cypriot Terracotta Votive Horn
2100-1850 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
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Greek Corinthian Terracotta Aryballos
Circa 6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Bulbous-bodied with a short neck, deep rim and strap handle; polychrome roundels to the mouth, orange line to the rim, dots around the shoulder and a five-petalled lotus flower blossoming on the main body, a five-rayed wheel at the centre of the flower and on the opposite side. 96 grams, 77 mm high
Ex P. A., Hertfordshire, UK, specialist collection of Greek art, 1980-1990s.
Corinthian aryballoi with floral quatrefoils or lotus flowers were produced in great numbers throughout the 6th century B.C. and probably into the 5th, and were also widely exported. The simple but distinctive decoration suggests that these vases may have had a specific contents, possibly used as an oil flask.
