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LOT 0037
Large Cypriot Brown Ware Base-Ring Terracotta Jug
LATE CYPRIOT IB PERIOD, CIRCA 1575-1475 B.C.
10 3/4 in. (545 grams, 27.5 cm).
Comprising a piriform body and flared base with outer thickened rim, collar to the shoulder attached to a tall neck gently flaring to an everted rim, single strap handle. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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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Cypriot Terracotta Vessel Group
Iron Age, Cypro-Geometric, 950-850 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Including globular jar with painted fish detailing, globular jar with trumpet-shaped neck and mouth, and other types. 1.07 kg total, 10.5-14.7 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 Tripod Strainer Cup
Early Bronze Age, 2700-2000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Squat cup with broad rim and three stub feet, loop handle; pierced in several places. 209 grams, 11.8 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. -
Greek Terracotta Antefix
Archaic, 6th-5th century B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Mould-made figure of a female upper body with tall headdress and arms spread, hands palm-upwards; beneath, a C-section channel for attachment to a roof. 78 grams, 13.1 cm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s.
