Lot Essay
PUBLISHED:
The Art of Ancient Cyprus, pp. 252 and 258, pl. 284a.
The Art of Ancient Cyprus, pp. 252 and 258, pl. 284a.
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EARLY BRONZE AGE, 2500-1900 B.C.
Details
A CYPRIOT INCISED RED POLISHED WARE VESSEL IMITATING SKIN CONTAINER
EARLY BRONZE AGE, 2500-1900 B.C.
The rounded body with moulded angular shoulders in imitation of the wooden frame, central cylindrical spout with everted rim, loop handle, decorated overall with transverse strokes and zigzag incisions
12 1/8 in. (30.8 cm.) high
EARLY BRONZE AGE, 2500-1900 B.C.
The rounded body with moulded angular shoulders in imitation of the wooden frame, central cylindrical spout with everted rim, loop handle, decorated overall with transverse strokes and zigzag incisions
12 1/8 in. (30.8 cm.) high
Exhibited
The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 1985.
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