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Lot 411
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A CYPRIOT BICHROME POTTERY JUG
CIRCA LATE 6TH-EARLY 5TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
A CYPRIOT BICHROME POTTERY JUG
CIRCA LATE 6TH-EARLY 5TH CENTURY B.C.
10 3/8 in. (26.3 cm.) high
Provenance
with Mitsukoshi Department Store, Tokyo, 1975 (
Exhibition of Kokusai Bijutsu, No. 3
, no. 25).
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Lot Essay
On the shoulder, a female figure holds a jug in her right hand, which serves as the spout for the vessel. For a similar example, see no. 168 in V. Karageorghis,
Ancient Art from Cyprus
.
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