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LOT 0605
Indo-Greek Terracotta Forger's Mould Group
CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
1 - 1 1/4 in. (57 grams total, 25-30 mm).
Group of discoid clay moulds for casting contemporary counterfeit coins. [12, No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed in the 1990s.
Acquired from a central London gallery.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Cypriot Terracotta Idol Group
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Including female bodies and body parts, some mounted. 581 grams total, 7.7-12.3 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. -
Mycenaean Painted Pottery Alabastron
14th-13th century B.C.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £667
Formed with a squat globular body, everted rim and three lug handles to the shoulder; painted reddish-brown over a cream slip with concentric bands and rings to the mouth, neck, shoulder and base, larger solid undulating forms covering the lower body. 70 grams, 69 mm
Acquired from Royal Athena Gallery, 2003. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11851-206833.
Late Helladic IIIA period of Mycenaean culture. -
Cypriot Mixed Terracotta Vessel Fragments
3rd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Including fragments of storage vessel, bowl and other items, some with painted ornament, some with handle and rim elements. 3.9 kg total, 2.5-22 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.
