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LOT 0544
Cypriot 'Eyed' Trefoil-Mouthed Pottery Jug with Geometric Motif
IRON AGE, CIRCA 1200-600 B.C.
6 3/8 in. (300 grams, 16 cm high).
White ware globular jug with pinched trefoil mouth and strap handle to the rear; painted 'eye' detailing to mouth, serpent pattern to handle, hatched triangle motif to the body. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Peter Cran collection, Scotland, who worked as an engineer for the Cypriot public works department 1931-1946; thence by descent.
Acquired from Bonhams, London, 23 May 2012, no.6 (part).
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages and original lot tag.
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LOT 0544
Cypriot 'Eyed' Trefoil-Mouthed Pottery Jug with Geometric Motif
Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
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