Lot 36
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A CYPRIOT BICHROME WARE SHALLOW DISH AND AMPHORA
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A CYPRIOT BICHROME WARE SHALLOW DISH AND AMPHORA

CYPRO-GEOMETRIC, 1050-750 B.C.

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A CYPRIOT BICHROME WARE SHALLOW DISH AND AMPHORA
CYPRO-GEOMETRIC, 1050-750 B.C.
The dish with two wishbone handles, decorated on the interior with two concentric bands, exterior black painted with central tondo in reserve containing frieze of cross-hatched triangles around concentric lines and broad red band; and an amphora with short neck and two vertical handles, on stem foot, decorated with encircling bands and lines, a wavy line around the neck, ladder pattern on the handles
8½ in. (21.5 cm.) high and 9 5/8 in. (24.5 cm.) diam. respectively (2)
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Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
The Art of Ancient Cyprus, p. 357, reference nos. DM-BI-44 (item one) and DM-BI-67 (item two).

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