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LOT 0536
Massive Cypriot Vessel and Other Fragment Group
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 - 21 1/2 in. (14.15 kg total, 5-54 cm).
Including sherds of a large round-bellied vessel with applied tape for repair, and other items. [26, 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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Scythian Gold Clad Ribbed Torc with Decorated Terminals
4th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13,000
Round in section with ribbing, rectangular finials with billeting to the borders and edges, rows of impressed roundels. 481 grams, 28 cm
Swiss private collection, 1987. Private collection, London. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12389-226870. -
Cypriot Bichrome Ware Pottery Amphora
Iron Age, Cypro-Geometric III, circa 850-750 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
With narrow base, oblate profile, two lateral loop handles to the shoulder, broad neck and flared rim to the mouth; painted bands of circumferential geometric ornament, concentric circles to the shoulder and neck. 1.27 kg, 27 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 Bronze Kouros Statuette
7th-6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Standing nude with arms held straight at the sides, hair curled up at the edge; probably a monumental fitting; mounted on a custom-made stand. 158 grams total, 11.2 cm including stand
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.
The small statuette is that of a naked youth, the so-called kouros, typical of archaic Greek sculpture of the 7th century B.C. Such representations underwent simplification in the early years of the 6th century B.C. with the Archaic smile transformed into something more akin to a grimace