MIDDLE BRONZE AGE, 1900-1650 B.C.

Details

A CYPRIOT WHITE PAINTED WARE JUG
MIDDLE BRONZE AGE, 1900-1650 B.C.
The round body with tall neck and everted pinched rim, decorated overall with elaborate geometric decoration including line-filled triangles, vertical stripes, cross-hatched and chequerboard motifs, rim and thumb-rest on handle restored; and a White Slip Ware hemispherical bowl, with flattened base and loop handle, decorated with black painted ladder and cross-hatched lozenge motifs
6½ in. (16.5 cm.) high and 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm.) diam. respectively (2)

Provenance

Item two: formerly in the Cesnola collection.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
The Art of Ancient Cyprus, p. 58, pl. 70a (item one) and p. 72, pl. 124 (item two).

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