CYPRO-ARCHAIC, 750-475 B.C.

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A CYPRIOT BICHROME WARE SQUAT JAR AND STEMMED BOWL
CYPRO-ARCHAIC, 750-475 B.C.
The squat jar with twin side handles, the flat shoulder with small narrow rim around the mouth, decorated with a band of guilloche around the shoulder, a frieze of concentric circles between the handles with encircling bands below, on ring base; and a stemmed bowl on flared foot, with twin horizontal handles, decorated on each side with vertical lines framing a central swastika motif, band of encircling lines above, interior with a broad red band and concentric circles
2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm.) and 3½ in. (8.8 cm.) high respectively (2)

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Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
The Art of Ancient Cyprus, p. 42, pl. 34b (item one) and p. 73, pl. 132 (item two).

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