POSSIBLY EARLY CYCLADIC II, CIRCA 2600-2400 B.C. OR LATER

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A CYCLADIC(?) CALCITIC MARBLE CUP
POSSIBLY EARLY CYCLADIC II, CIRCA 2600-2400 B.C. OR LATER
Fragmentary, of conical form on small circular base, with thin translucent walls, 3 in. (7.6 cm.) high; a Greek pottery lydion, the tapered body and neck with black glaze, a band of 'S' shaped motifs around the shoulder, similar on the flat rim with dotted crosses, 3½ in. (9 cm.) high; and a Greek pottery unguentarium, with slender elongated foot and neck, decorated with dark brown bands, 5 in. (12.7 cm.) high, both circa 6th Century B.C. (3)

Provenance

Collection of Dr. R. Schmidt (1900-1970), and thence by descent to the present owner (see lot 28 onwards). Item one: acquired on the European art market, 1960.
Item two: acquired in Paris, 1950.

Exhibited

Item two: Kunst der Antike aus Privatbesitz Bern-Biel-Solothurn, Zentralbibliothek Solothurn, October-December, 1967.

Special notice

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium Please note that the lots of Iranian origin are subject to U.S. trade restrictions which currently prohibit the import into the United States. Similar restrictions may apply in other countries.

Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
Item one: P. G. and R. Wellauer, Ägyptische Steingefässe der Sammlung Rudolph Schmidt Solothurn, Zürich, 1988, p. 15, pl. 26, no. 14.
Item two: Exhibition catalogue, Kunst der Antike aus Privatbesitz Bern-Biel-Solothurn, 1967, p. 31, pl. 9, no. 96.

See illustration for item two on page 54.

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