Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Collector

Van Berchem collection

fl. 1960–2008 · Switzerland

Swiss collector, active 1960–2008. Collected at Switzerland. Consigned to Christie's.

Life and work

  1. 1960–1969
    Cypriot limestone votary head acquired, according to the 2008 catalogue 'in the 1960s'

    SwitzerlandChristie's 2008

  2. 2008
    Consigned the head to Christie's as 'Property from the Van Berchem Collection' (Mediterranean World sale 5399, lot 133); sold GBP 1,250 against an estimate of GBP 1,200-1,800

    Christie's 2008

Objects

  • Fragmentary limestone head of a male votary with conical headdress and upturned cheek-flaps, late 7th-6th century BCE, 9.5 cm high

    Christie's sale 5399, lot 133 (2008)2008Christie's 2008

Sources

  1. 1.Christie's (2008). Mediterranean World sale 5399, lot 133: A Cypriot limestone head of a male votary (Property from the Van Berchem Collection). lot 133. Online