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LOT 0541
Mycenaean and Cypriot Pottery Sherd Group
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/2 - 8 1/2 in. (7.9 kg total, 1.5-21.5 cm).
Including fragments of ewer and jar, some with painted decoration, partly re-assembled, and other items. [150, 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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Etruscan Carnelian Scarab with Warrior
3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
With mouth and carapace detailing to the upper face, underside with intaglio image of a crouching warrior with a shield on his back, pelletted border. 0.78 grams, 10 mm
Acquired from Mr A.K. in 2012. Private collection, Europe. -
Greek Gold Ring with Roundel
Hellenistic, 3rd-1st century B.C.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Flat-section hoop and discoid cell with inset panel, filigree ropework border enclosing band of U-shaped filigree and repoussé central motif of a facing bust with applied granule detailing. 4.14 grams, 23.21 mm overall, 18.15 x 16.08 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)
Private collection, Germany. with Artemis Gallery, Munich, 1990s. Private European collection, 2001. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12091-218184. -
Large Cypriot Red Burnished Ware Jug with Plank Idol
Early Bronze Age III-Middle Bronze Age I, circa 2100-1850 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
With globular body, tall tubular neck and flared mouth; circumferential bands of hatching, concentric rings and chevrons; loop handle with thumb-pad spur to the reverse of the neck; plank idol to the shoulder with anthropomorphic detailing to both faces; supplied with a display stand; repaired. 1.68 kg, 37 cm high
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.
Red polished ware was the dominant ware of the Early Bronze Age. The clay was covered with red slip which was then burnished to produce a high point. The Philia red polished ware was characterised by incised multi-zigzag and open herring-bone bands, and also batches of multi-lines on base.
