Ancient Cypriot Handled Jug

Ancient Greece, Cyprus, Late Cypriot Bronze Age, ca. 1550 to 1050 BCE. A wheel-thrown pottery vessel of a lovely form with an apple-shaped body resting atop a squat foot. The rounded shoulder supports the lower terminals of two handles that arch up to the middle of the tapered, cylindrical neck. The highly burnished grooves across the exterior showcase its elegant, uncomplicated form. An attractive example of ancient Cypriot pottery! Size: 5.2" W x 7.8" H (13.2 cm x 19.8 cm)

Cf. The British Museum, museum number 1897,0401.1193

Provenance: ex-estate of Eldert Bontekoe, Pegasi Numismatics, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, acquired before 2000

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Condition Report: Repair to small area of neck ring on one side, with very small chips and nearly invisible resurfacing save for underside. A few petite recesses on surface. Great preservation to form and burnishing grooves.