Cypro-Archaic Bichrome Jug
This lot from the Cyprus Museum of Jacksonville, NC is accompanied by two documents demonstrating that the collection was acquired legally with the full knowledge of the Cypriot Government.
The first document, a one page official message dated January 1990 and signed by Cypriot President George Vassiliou, praises the North Carolina museum and endorses its cultural and historic mission.
The second document is a notarized affidavit signed by the museum's director. It declares that all of the museum's antiquities were acquired legally with the full knowledge of the Cypriot Government and that there were documented visits to the museum by Cypriot dignitaries.
Cypro-Archaic Bichrome Jug, circa 700-475 B.C., brown and red paint decoration on white ground consisting of horizontal bands and concentric circles; trefoil spout with strap handle; shallow ringfoot base.
9.25 in.
A Single-Owner Collection of Cypriot History & Culture from The Cyprus Museum of Jacksonville, North Carolina
Additional high-resolution photos are availableat our website
Condition Report: Some encrustation; minor losses; paint remains bold.
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This lot from the Cyprus Museum of Jacksonville, NC is accompanied by two documents demonstrating that the collection was acquired legally with the full knowledge of the Cypriot Government.
The first document, a one page official message dated January 1990 and signed by Cypriot President George Vassiliou, praises the North Carolina museum and endorses its cultural and historic mission.
The second document is a notarized affidavit signed by the museum's director. It declares that all of the museum's antiquities were acquired legally with the full knowledge of the Cypriot Government and that there were documented visits to the museum by Cypriot dignitaries.
Cypro-Archaic Bichrome Jug, circa 700-475 B.C., brown and red paint decoration on white ground consisting of horizontal bands and concentric circles; trefoil spout with strap handle; shallow ringfoot base.
9.25 in.
A Single-Owner Collection of Cypriot History & Culture from The Cyprus Museum of Jacksonville, North Carolina
Additional high-resolution photos are availableat our website
Condition Report: Some encrustation; minor losses; paint remains bold.
