Lot 64
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A CYPRIOT WHEELMADE WHITE PAINTED WARE OPEN-WORK BASKET
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A CYPRIOT WHEELMADE WHITE PAINTED WARE OPEN-WORK BASKET

CYPRO-GEOMETRIC, 1050-750 B.C.

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A CYPRIOT WHEELMADE WHITE PAINTED WARE OPEN-WORK BASKET
CYPRO-GEOMETRIC, 1050-750 B.C.
The bowl cut with fourteen triangular apertures, with dark brown painted decoration, concentric circles in the central tondo, the exterior rim with encircling band of zigzag, ladder pattern on the struts, and cross-hatched divisions on the base, repaired
10¾ in. (27.2 cm.) diam.
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. 77, pl. 146.

This is an unusually large example of a comparatively rare type.

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