HUGE CYPRIOT JUG DECORATED WITH GEOMETRIC MOTIFS

Ca. 750 - 600 BC.
A Cypriot bichrome pottery jug decorated with stripes and two fish. The elongated globular body is connected to a narrow neck decorated with three concentric lines. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 21841, Antiquities, Lot. 14. This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Size: 320mm x 300mm; Weight: 2.1kg
Provenance: Property of a London gallery, acquired on the US art market; Ex. private Historian collection Richard and Eleanor Brilliant, NYC, acquired in the 1960s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.