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A LARGE CYPRIOT WHEELMADE WHITE PAINTED WARE DISH
Lot 56

A LARGE CYPRIOT WHEELMADE WHITE PAINTED WARE DISH

CYPRO-GEOMETRIC, CIRCA 1050-850 B.C.

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A LARGE CYPRIOT WHEELMADE WHITE PAINTED WARE DISH
CYPRO-GEOMETRIC, CIRCA 1050-850 B.C.
With short flaring sides and three loop handles, the interior with concentric circles enclosing central star motif, the exterior with concentric circles and bands of cross-hatched triangles and lozenges, multiple zigzag around the rim, pairs of drill holes along breaks from ancient repair, repaired, two handles restored
20 1/8 in. (51.1 cm.) diam.

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PUBLISHED:
The Art of Ancient Cyprus, p. 74, pl. 135a.

This appears to be the largest known example of its type and was broken and repaired in antiquity.