CYPRO-ARCHAIC, 750-475 B.C.

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A CYPRIOT BICHROME WARE TRIPLE-BODIED FLASK
CYPRO-ARCHAIC, 750-475 B.C.
The barrel-shaped body with three spouts, each with twin handles, protruding central 'nipple' at each side of the body, with red and black painted decoration, repaired with restoration, 3 7/8 in. (9.7 cm.) high; a Black-on-Red Ware stemmed bowl, with twin side loop handles, black painted decoration, a bird in profile flanked by swastika motifs on each side, encircling lines above and below, concentric circles on the interior, on flaring stemmed foot, repaired, Cypro-Geometric, 1050-750 B.C., 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm.) high; and a similar Wheelmade White Painted Ware stemmed bowl, a stylized 'fir-tree' motif on each side flanked by swastika motifs, 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm.) high, Cypro-Archaic, 750-475 B.C. (3)

Exhibited

Item two: The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 1985.

Special notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
The Art of Ancient Cyprus, p. 100, pl. 161 (item one), p. 227, pl. 258 (item two) and p. 249, pl. 279 (item three).

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