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LOT 0035
Very Large Cypriot Red-Polished Ware Bowl
EARLY CYPRIOT II, 2150-2100 B.C.
14 3/4 in. (2.3 kg, 37.5 cm wide).
Broad body with disc base, thick rim with stepped panel to rear and pierced ledge 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.
Cf. similar bowl in red clay in the University of Saint Andrews, id no.HC1994 3 (120).
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LOT 0035
Very Large Cypriot Red-Polished Ware Bowl
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
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Indo-Greek Terracotta Forger's Mould Group
Circa 2nd-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Group of discoid clay moulds for casting contemporary counterfeit coins. 57 grams total, 25-30 mm
Private collection formed in the 1990s. Acquired from a central London gallery. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
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. -
Large Cypriot Red Ware Terracotta Bowl
Late Bronze Age, circa 1450-1200 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Broad squat bowl with dished profile, rounded rim, single pierced ledge handle; with inked inscription to base: 'L.S / 726'. 1.32 kg, 28.5 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.
