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LOT 0057
Cypriot Ceramic Jug
650-600 B.C.
5 1/2 in. (6 1/8 in.) (96 grams, 14 cm high (393 grams total, 15.5 cm including stand)).
Of piriform profile with lateral loop handles below the broad shoulder, short neck with flared mouth; bands of painted geometric ornament to the shoulder and equator; circular vent to one face and similar to the reverse with horizontal bar; old collector's labels '8.', 'No.357' and 'Chypre'; mounted on a custom-made display stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceCollection of Louis-Gabriel Bellon (1819-1899), Saint-Nicolas-lez-Arras and Rouen; thence by descent.
with Millon & Associes Auctions, Paris, 6th December 2021, lot 6.
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