PAIR OF CYPRIOT TERRACOTTA VESSELS

Ca. 750 - 500 BC. A pair of terracotta vessels, including, from left to right: a jug with a globular body, flattened base, funnel-shaped neck, plain mouth and a loop handle joining the shoulder to the neck; and a squat jar with a rounded body, ring foot, broad cylindrical neck and everted rim, decorated with incised herringbone bands around the shoulder and lower body, with alternating vertical incised panels and rows of protrusions. A pair of pierced lug handles projects from the shoulder. Size: 140-150mm x 130-180mm; Weight: 905g Provenance: From a private UK collection; earlier purchased on the London art market before 2000.