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CYPRO-GEOMETRIC, 1050-750 B.C.
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A GROUP OF FIVE CYPRIOT VESSELS
CYPRO-GEOMETRIC, 1050-750 B.C.
A large Bichrome ware jug with round body, with ring base and round spout, decorated with concentric circles, horizontal bands around spout, wavy line around neck and cross motif below neck, 13¼ in. (33.6 cm.) high; an amphora with biconical-shaped body and horizontally attached handles, decorated with horizontal bands, groups of two vertical strokes and rope pattern impressed in the clay, 11¾ in. (30 cm.) high; a rounded White Painted ware bowl on stem foot with two wishbone handles, horizontal band and wavy line decoration, repaired, 6¾ in. (17 cm.) high; and two Bichrome ware amphorae, the larger with ovoid body, short wide neck and flat rim, two vertical handles attached to rim and shoulder, decoration consisting of bands around rim, concentric circles and wavy line around neck, circles and horizontal bands around body, ladder pattern on handles; the other amphora, smaller, with depressed globular body on stem foot, wavy line and band decoration, minor repair, 12½ in. (31 cm.) high and 8 in. (20 cm.) high respectively (5)
CYPRO-GEOMETRIC, 1050-750 B.C.
A large Bichrome ware jug with round body, with ring base and round spout, decorated with concentric circles, horizontal bands around spout, wavy line around neck and cross motif below neck, 13¼ in. (33.6 cm.) high; an amphora with biconical-shaped body and horizontally attached handles, decorated with horizontal bands, groups of two vertical strokes and rope pattern impressed in the clay, 11¾ in. (30 cm.) high; a rounded White Painted ware bowl on stem foot with two wishbone handles, horizontal band and wavy line decoration, repaired, 6¾ in. (17 cm.) high; and two Bichrome ware amphorae, the larger with ovoid body, short wide neck and flat rim, two vertical handles attached to rim and shoulder, decoration consisting of bands around rim, concentric circles and wavy line around neck, circles and horizontal bands around body, ladder pattern on handles; the other amphora, smaller, with depressed globular body on stem foot, wavy line and band decoration, minor repair, 12½ in. (31 cm.) high and 8 in. (20 cm.) high respectively (5)