Lot Essay
PUBLISHED:
The Art of Ancient Cyprus, p. 226, pl. 257b.
The Art of Ancient Cyprus, p. 226, pl. 257b.
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CYPRO-GEOMETRIC, 850-750 B.C.
Details
A CYPRIOT BICHROME WARE BIRD ASKOS
CYPRO-GEOMETRIC, 850-750 B.C.
The bird's head and beak in the form of a spout, the body tapered to a small tail at the rear, flaring cylindrical spout in the centre back with loop handle at either side, with red and black painted decoration including circular eyes and wing details, on three short feet, one handle restored
6¾ in. (17.1 cm.) high
CYPRO-GEOMETRIC, 850-750 B.C.
The bird's head and beak in the form of a spout, the body tapered to a small tail at the rear, flaring cylindrical spout in the centre back with loop handle at either side, with red and black painted decoration including circular eyes and wing details, on three short feet, one handle restored
6¾ in. (17.1 cm.) high
Exhibited
The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 1985.
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