Lot 38
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AN UNUSUAL CYPRIOT WHEELMADE WHITE PAINTED WARE AMPHORA
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AN UNUSUAL CYPRIOT WHEELMADE WHITE PAINTED WARE AMPHORA

CYPRO-ARCHAIC, 750-600 B.C.

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AN UNUSUAL CYPRIOT WHEELMADE WHITE PAINTED WARE AMPHORA
CYPRO-ARCHAIC, 750-600 B.C.
With two vertical strap handles, on flared ring foot, the body with elaborate black painted floral decoration, a frieze of inverted lotus buds around the shoulder, friezes of stylized floral rosettes and cross-hatched meander below, the neck with three panels of lotus buds on each side, ladder pattern down the handles and triangle around the narrow everted rim, repaired; and a Bichrome Ware stemmed bowl with twin loop side handles, the deep bowl decorated on each side in red and black with three panels containing lotus flowers, bordered by vertical lines, frieze of inverted lotus buds around the rim, the stemmed foot and interior with concentric red bands and black lines, repaired, Cypro-Archaic, 750-600 B.C.
10½ in. (26.7 cm.) and 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm.) high respectively (2)
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, pp. 240-243, pls. 272 (item two) and 275 (item one).

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