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LOT 0510

Cypriot Black Polished Ware Cup

EARLY III- MIDDLE BRONZE AGE I, 2100-1850 B.C.

4 5/8 in. (180 grams, 11.8 cm wide).

Hemispherical profile with three concentric bands to the outer face of vesica-shaped panels with median line and pointillé detailing; single pierced lug handle below the rim. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

Literature

Cf. Morris, D., The Art of ancient Cyprus, Oxford, 1985, fig.7, p.26, pl.19c.

CONDITION

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LOT 0510

Cypriot Black Polished Ware Cup

Sold for (Inc. bp): £546

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