CYPRO-ARCHAIC I, CIRCA 750-600 B.C.

Details

A CYPRIOT BICHROME-WARE POTTERY JUG
CYPRO-ARCHAIC I, CIRCA 750-600 B.C.
10 in. (25.4 cm.) high

Provenance

with Pars Antiques, London.
with Charles Ede, London, acquired from the above, 1995 (Cypriot Pottery and Terracottas, vol. XV, 1998, no. 16).
Acquired by the current owner from the above, 1998.

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Lot Essay

Painted on the body of this jug in the “Free Field” style is a water bird spearing a fish, with some geometric ornament in the field and on the neck. This style was unique to the eastern part of Cyprus, with the most popular subjects being human figures, quadrupeds, and birds, often, as here, paired with fish. For a related example, see no. 161 in V. Karageorghis, Ancient Art from Cyprus, The Cesnola Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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