EARLY BRONZE AGE, 2300-1900 B.C.

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A CYPRIOT INCISED RED POLISHED WARE BUCRANIAL JUG
EARLY BRONZE AGE, 2300-1900 B.C.
The spherical body with tall neck terminating in a bull's head, vertical horns at either side of the rim, a phallic-like side-spout on the shoulder, a tail-stump indicated at the rear with an arched loop handle above, with incised linear decoration, repaired with restoration
9½ in. (24.1 cm.) high

Special notice

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Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
The Art of Ancient Cyprus, pp. 191 and 193, pl. 220.

See illustration on page 38.

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