Lot Essay
PUBLISHED:
The Art of Ancient Cyprus, p. 64, pl. 89.
The Art of Ancient Cyprus, p. 64, pl. 89.
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CYPRO-GEOMETRIC, 950-750 B.C.
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A CYPRIOT BICHROME WARE BARREL-FLASK
CYPRO-GEOMETRIC, 950-750 B.C.
The rounded body painted on each side with concentric bands around a segmented circle in the centre, below the neck opposite the handle a stylized lozenge-shaped bird shown flying upwards with delineated open beak, head, eyes, wings and forked tail, ladder pattern on the handle, the body with crack
13¼ in. (33.7 cm.) high
CYPRO-GEOMETRIC, 950-750 B.C.
The rounded body painted on each side with concentric bands around a segmented circle in the centre, below the neck opposite the handle a stylized lozenge-shaped bird shown flying upwards with delineated open beak, head, eyes, wings and forked tail, ladder pattern on the handle, the body with crack
13¼ in. (33.7 cm.) high
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