Lot 22
22
A CYPRIOT BICHROME WARE JUG
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A CYPRIOT BICHROME WARE JUG

CYPRO-ARCHAIC, 750-600 B.C.

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A CYPRIOT BICHROME WARE JUG
CYPRO-ARCHAIC, 750-600 B.C.
The ovoid depressed body with pinched spout, decorated with a stylized inverted lotus bud, flanked on either side by paired swastikas, the pinched spout with dot and circle eye motif, a loop 'tail' beneath the handle, on ring base, 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm.) high; and two similar pinched spout jugs, with pendant trefoil-leaves suspended from neck band, ladder pattern down the handle, Cypro-Archaic, 600-475 B.C., 7 in. (17.8 cm.) high max. (3)
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. 248, pls. 276 (item one) and 277 (items two and three).

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