A group of Cypriot pottery vessels comprising a white painted ware jug, the spherical body with tall cylindrical neck, side opening and six double pierced lug handles, decorated with black painted hatched decoration and encircling lines; another two similar -- 6¾in. (17.1cm.) high max.; a white painted ware zoomorphic flask with beaked spout and loop handle, on four feet, decorated with black painted zig-zags -- 3 7/8in. (9.8cm.) high; a painted hemispherical bowl with wishbone side handle -- 5 3/8in. (13.6cm.) high; three flattened cylindrical flasks with pierced lugs and black geometric decoration -- 7 7/8in. (20cm.) high max.; two plain ware juglets -- 3 7/8in. (9.8cm.) high max.; and a plain ware jar -- 3½in. (8.9cm.) high, mainly Middle Bronze Age, first half of 2nd millennium B.C. (11)

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A group of Cypriot pottery vessels comprising a white painted ware jug, the spherical body with tall cylindrical neck, side opening and six double pierced lug handles, decorated with black painted hatched decoration and encircling lines; another two similar -- 6¾in. (17.1cm.) high max.; a white painted ware zoomorphic flask with beaked spout and loop handle, on four feet, decorated with black painted zig-zags -- 3 7/8in. (9.8cm.) high; a painted hemispherical bowl with wishbone side handle -- 5 3/8in. (13.6cm.) high; three flattened cylindrical flasks with pierced lugs and black geometric decoration -- 7 7/8in. (20cm.) high max.; two plain ware juglets -- 3 7/8in. (9.8cm.) high max.; and a plain ware jar -- 3½in. (8.9cm.) high, mainly Middle Bronze Age, first half of 2nd millennium B.C. (11)

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