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LOT 0613
Large Cypriot Terracotta Vessel Fragments
IRON AGE, CYPRO-GEOMETRIC, 950-850 B.C.
3/4 - 11 3/4 in. (10 kg total, 1.9-30 cm).
Including rim and sidewall fragments, handles and painted band detailing. [64, 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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Greek Geometric Bronze Macedonian Pyxis
8th century B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
'Sickle-type' pyxis composed of a lentoid-section body with integral bird protomes, incised detailing and scalloped openwork finial; lid elliptical in plan with a central stem crowned by a pierced discoid flange, also adorned with stylised bird protomes; corresponding perforations in lid and body used to fasten the component parts together. 69 grams total, 75 mm
Acquired in Germany in 2001. Acquired by the present owner from the above.
Two pyxides of similar form were found at Samos, but the type is believed to have originated in Macedonia. -
Cypriot Terracotta Double-Handled Flask
Middle Bronze Age, 2000-1650 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Biconvex in profile with small flared foot, trumpet-shaped mouth and two lateral loop handles to the shoulder; painted ring and geometric detailing; repaired. 509 grams, 15.5 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 Gold Figure of Nike from a Monumental Funerary Wreath
South Italian, 4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £14,040
Formed as a composite figurine comprising: hollow-formed nude female figure with left arm extended to her side and fingers curled inwards, right hand at her side, hair drawn up in a chignon surmounted by an applied beaded-wire diadem; two sub-triangular wings each attached to the shoulder blades, with repoussé feather detailing to the obverse; broad D-shaped panel attached to the waist and rear of the legs, with radiating arch detailing; supplied with a custom-made display stand. 56 grams total, 92 mm including stand
Focquaert collection, Belgium, 1970s. European private collection. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12220-222337.
Similar statuettes were surmounting huge funerary wreaths, like the one from Armento (325-300 B.C. made in Southern Italy). The wreaths, composed of golden flowers, leaves, fruits, bees and Erotes, have a winged goddess, with all probability Nike, the Greek goddess of victory, as the central motif. It is possible that the wreath was given to the deceased as a prize after a successful competition, but the dimensions of the Nike show that it was an extremely rare artefact. These costly objects were financed by rich and powerful Mecenates, like Kreithonios, named in the inscription on the base of Nike from Armento.
