Auction 001 Part 1
Ancient Art, Antiquities
By TimeLine Auction Limited
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Mar 5, 2024
The Court House, 363 Main Road, Harwich, CO12 4DN, UK
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Egyptian (Lots 1-30)
- Greek (Lots 31-99)
- Roman (Lots 100-202)
- Byzantine (Lots 203-224)
- Western Asiatic (Lots 225-280)
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- Western Asiatic (Lots 281-295)
- Arms & Armour (Lots 296-314)
- Stone, Bronze and Iron Age (Lots 315-370)
- Viking, Saxon and Germanic (Lots 371-402)
- Medieval (Lots 403-433)
- Post Medieval (Lots 434-438)
- Natural History (Lots 439-450)
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LOT 41:
Cypriot Red Polished Ware Jar Group
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Sold for: £750
Start price:
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Estimated price :
£500 - £700
Buyer's Premium: 36%
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Cypriot Red Polished Ware Jar Group
Middle Bronze Age, circa 2000-1600 B.C. Comprising: two with globular body, broad neck and flared rim, pierced lugs to the shoulders, bands of incised hatching; one with rounded underside, broad neck and everted rim, pierced lugs to the shoulder, horizontal broken lines and zigzags. Cf. Morris, D., The Art of ancient Cyprus, Oxford, 1985, fig. p.67, pls.101-102, for similar. 1.27 kg total, 9.7-15 cm (3 3/4 - 5 7/8 in.).
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.
In the Early Bronze Age, the most common form of Cypriot jars was the round-based, two-handled variety, with the handles attached on the vertical plane. [3, No Reserve]
