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LOT 0592
Villanovan Terracotta Artefact Collection
IRON AGE, CIRCA 8TH CENTURY B.C.
7/8 - 1 3/8 in. (193 grams total, 22-36.6 mm).
Mainly comprising weights and spindle whorls of various shapes. [11, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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Graeco-Roman Stone Column Section
Late 1st century B.C.-early 1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
A section showing tightly wrapped lotus petals. 492 grams, 95 mm
From the late collection of a Cornish couple formed from the early 1990s. -
Greek Terracotta Oil Lamp
Cyprus, circa 4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Round body with raised rim on the filler hole, long tubular nozzle, and gently flaring foot; collection label on the base '4th c. BC, M6'. 60.5 grams, 80 mm
Private collection, Oxfordshire, UK, by direct descent from the collection of Judge George Cyril Griffith-Williams (1893-1983), Supreme Court Judge of the Colony of Cyprus; items having been collected in the 1930s and 1940s in Cyprus during his tenure there. -
Greek Terracotta Alabastron
Etrusco-Corinthian, circa 6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Piriform body with narrow neck and flaring rim with a small loop handle below, decorated with radiating strokes below the neck, followed by eight rows of dot decoration flaked by red and black circumferential bands. 88 grams, 11.1 cm
From the collection of the late Sir Clinton Charles Donald Cory, 5th Baronet of Coryton. Ex Philip Auction House, 24 September 1985. Accompanied by two previous information cards.
