PAIR OF CYPRIOT VESSELS CYPRUS, IRON AGE, C. 700 B.C.
painted terracotta, comprising of; one Cypriot black on red ware jug, standing on a ring base, the body adorned with concentric circle decoration, ringed collar, trefoil lip and strap handle, the concentric circles meeting the depression of the pinched lip lend a zoomorphic appearance; one small Cypriot bichrome ware jug, with trefoil lip and strap handle, abstract depictions of birds in flight and a fish hook motif on the reverse painted in umber pigment on the cream background (2) (Dimensions: tallest 21cm)
(tallest 21cm)
Footnote: Provenance: Private collection, Scotland
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painted terracotta, comprising of; one Cypriot black on red ware jug, standing on a ring base, the body adorned with concentric circle decoration, ringed collar, trefoil lip and strap handle, the concentric circles meeting the depression of the pinched lip lend a zoomorphic appearance; one small Cypriot bichrome ware jug, with trefoil lip and strap handle, abstract depictions of birds in flight and a fish hook motif on the reverse painted in umber pigment on the cream background (2) (Dimensions: tallest 21cm)
(tallest 21cm)
Footnote: Provenance: Private collection, Scotland
