LATE BRONZE AGE, 1600-1450 B.C.

Details

FIVE CYPRIOT BASE RING WARE 'POPPY-HEAD' JUGLETS
LATE BRONZE AGE, 1600-1450 B.C.
Comprising a juglet with offset neck and flared rim, decorated with bands of multiple white painted lines, single handle, on conical foot; two other similar, each on ring foot; another, the short neck with rounded rim; and a juglet with tall tapered neck and flared rim, with incised hatched linear decoration, on conical foot
6 to 4 in. (15.4 to 10.2 cm.) high (5)

Provenance

Item two: Cesnola collection, inscribed on the base "Fr Cesnola Coll: Lot 35. Mar. 88".

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. 34, pl. 25a (item five) and p. 61, pl. 81 (items one to four).

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