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LOT 0087
Cypriot Red Burnished Ware Pitcher
BRONZE AGE, 2300-1650 B.C.
16 1/2 in. (3.4 kg, 42 cm high).
With burnished surface, tall tapering neck and trumpet-shaped mouth, globular body, one loop handle at the shoulder.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of Dr Takey Crist, Jacksonville, North Carolina, acquired late 1980s.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11854-207732.
Exhibited: The Cyprus Museum, Jacksonville, North Carolina, 1988-2018.
LiteratureCf. more ornate version of the same type in the British Museum under accession no.1919,0712.1
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