MIDDLE BRONZE AGE, 1900-1650 B.C.

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A CYPRIOT WHITE PAINTED WARE ANTHROPOMORPHIC VESSEL
MIDDLE BRONZE AGE, 1900-1650 B.C.
The spherical body with tall cylindrical neck and flaring rim, the neck with two large pierced lobes from which hang hoop earrings, with single handle and black and red painted decoration, one hoop earring restored; and a Black Slip Ware anthropomorphic vessel, with spherical body and tall cylindrical neck, the base of neck with a protruding nose and large pierced ears, the everted rim with double pair of pierced holes for suspension, with incised linear decoration, restored tip of nose, Middle Bronze Age, 1900-1650 B.C.
5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm.) and 4¾ in. (12 cm.) high respectively (2)

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Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
The Art of Ancient Cyprus, p. 159, pls. 188b (item two) and 189c (item one).

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