CYPRO-GEOMETRIC, 1050-950 B.C.

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A CYPRIOT BICHROME WARE BUCRANIAL HANGING WALL BRACKET
CYPRO-GEOMETRIC, 1050-950 B.C.
The plaque with bull's head in high relief, with short projecting horns, red and black painted details, black eye-lashes around the bulbous eyes, the plaque with rounded top, pierced with large hole for suspension, lower part restored, 6 5/8 in. (17 cm.) high; a similar ware model of a pig, the stylized animal with long snout and two small ears, decorated with red and black painted bands, black rings around the eyes, with minor chips, 2¾ in. (7 cm.) long; and a small similar ware model of a boat or cradle, of lentoid form with short sides, an arched alcove at one end, the other end tapered to pointed overhang, red and black painted decoration, 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm.) long, both Cypro-Archaic, 750-475 B.C. (3)

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拍品專文

PUBLISHED:
The Art of Ancient Cyprus, pp. 200-203, pl. 234 (item one), pp. 212-213, pl. 240 (item two), pp. 260-263, pl. 289 (item three).

For further discussion on wall brackets and a close parallel, cf. V. Karageorghis, Ancient Art from Cyprus, The Cesnola Collection, New York, 2000, p. 138, no. 207.