Pair of Miniature Cypriot Pottery Skyphoi
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Ancient Greece, Cyprus, Late Cypriot III, ca. 1200 to 1050 BCE. An incredibly tiny set of two wheel-thrown pottery skyphoi (singular skyphos) with circular bases, inverted bell-shaped bodies, and a pair of petite handles projecting from the thin rims. The cream-slipped vessels are decorated with wide red bands around the bodies, and the larger skyphos displays traces of original black pigment beneath the rim. A fabulous pair of miniature vessels! Size: 2.5" W x 1.1" H (6.4 cm x 2.8 cm).
Provenance: ex-estate of Roy Green, Birmingham, Alabama acquired before 2015 from major New York galleries
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#148662
Condition Report: Larger vessel has repair and restoration to area of rim, and both vessels have restoration to handles, with resurfacing and overpainting along new material and break lines. Both vessels have minor abrasions and fading to original pigmentation. Light earthen deposits throughout.
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**First Time At Auction**
Ancient Greece, Cyprus, Late Cypriot III, ca. 1200 to 1050 BCE. An incredibly tiny set of two wheel-thrown pottery skyphoi (singular skyphos) with circular bases, inverted bell-shaped bodies, and a pair of petite handles projecting from the thin rims. The cream-slipped vessels are decorated with wide red bands around the bodies, and the larger skyphos displays traces of original black pigment beneath the rim. A fabulous pair of miniature vessels! Size: 2.5" W x 1.1" H (6.4 cm x 2.8 cm).
Provenance: ex-estate of Roy Green, Birmingham, Alabama acquired before 2015 from major New York galleries
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#148662
Condition Report: Larger vessel has repair and restoration to area of rim, and both vessels have restoration to handles, with resurfacing and overpainting along new material and break lines. Both vessels have minor abrasions and fading to original pigmentation. Light earthen deposits throughout.
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