EARLY BRONZE AGE, 2500-1900 B.C.

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A CYPRIOT RELIEF-DECORATED RED POLISHED WARE JUG
EARLY BRONZE AGE, 2500-1900 B.C.
The spherical-bodied jug with slightly flattened base and double loop handle, cutaway-beak spout, a raised boss on either side of the body, the centre with an unusual moulded eye motif comprising a suspended arch with central boss, traces where repeated below the handle (now missing), spout and handle repaired with restoration; and another jug similar, Plain Red Polished Ware, with twisted notched handle, a central protruding boss on the body, another below handle and a small boss at base of neck, spout repaired, Early Bronze Age, 2500-1900 B.C.
13 in. (33 cm.) and 14¼ in. (36.1 cm.) high respectively (2)

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Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
The Art of Ancient Cyprus, pp. 55-56, pls. 63b (item one) and 64c (item two).

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