Lot 31
CYPRIOT TERRACOTTA DOLPHIN EX CESNOLA COLLECTION
HELLENISTIC, 4TH CENTURY B. C.
Ancient, African & Oceanic Art and Natural History
Auction: 08 July 2026 at 14:00 BST
Description
naturalistically modelled, with some remnants of white slip and blue paint, two attachment holes on the bottom next to the back fin and under the mouth, writing underneath relating to the Lawrence-Cesnola Collection sale by Sotheby's, ‘CYPRUS, Lwrn. Deq. 1898’
Dimensions
16.8cm long
Provenance
Sotheby's Lawrence-Cesnola Collection, 1898
Augustus Pitt-Rivers (1827-1900), acquired from the above
Private old family collection, west of Scotland, by descent
Published:
Pitt‑Rivers, A., 1897–1898. Catalogue of the archaeological and ethnographical collections of Lieutenant‑General Pitt‑Rivers at Farnham, Dorset. Second Collection. Cambridge: Cambridge University Library (scan of the relevant page to be provided upon request).
Exhibited:
Displayed at the Pitt-Rivers Museum, Farnham, Dorset.