EARLY BRONZE AGE, CIRCA 2000-1900 B.C.

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A CYPRIOT INCISED RED POLISHED WARE JAR AND BOWL
EARLY BRONZE AGE, CIRCA 2000-1900 B.C.
The jar with spherical body and small flattened base, wide cylindrical neck and twin angular handles, narrow everted rim, the body with white infilled incised linear decoration, including multiple zigzag, encircling lines and vertical bands of transverse strokes; and a hemispherical bowl with flattened base, twin flattened handles, each pierced at base, with angular vertical strut protruding above the rim, two rim lugs between the handles, similar incised decoration, both repaired and with restoration
12 5/8 in. (32.1 cm.) high and 7¼ in. (18.4 cm.) diam. respectively (2)

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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. 19, pl. 10c (item one) and p. 71, pl. 122 (item two).

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