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LOT 0038
Cypriot Red Polished Ware Zoomorphic Jug Group
MIDDLE BRONZE AGE, CIRCA 2000-1800 B.C.
7 3/4 - 10 5/8 in. (780 grams total, 19.5-27 cm).
Each with burnished surface, globular body with conical underside, tall spout with open rear face, loop handle; one with lateral lugs to the spout forming 'eyes'. [2, No Reserve]
Provenancewith Christie's, London, 11 December 1974.
Formerly from the collection of Lord Dayton of Corran, formed between 1960-2000.
Acquired from Bonham's, New Bond Street, 27 April 2006, lot 313 (part).
The smaller vessel is 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.
Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages.
Cf. Morris, D., The Art of ancient Cyprus, Oxford, 1985, fig. p.18, pl.9, for similar.
FootnotesThe plain red polished ware was dominant in Cyprus in the early Bronze Age. It included jugs with nipple base, cutaway sprout, and paired, blunt projections near handle attachment points.
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Cypriot Red Polished Ware Jug Group
Early-Middle Bronze Age, circa 2700-1900 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Group of three jugs each with spherical body and trumpet-shaped mouth, loop handle to one side. 750 grams total, 11.5-15.3 cm
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. -
Cypriot Black on Red Polished Ware Vessel Collection
Iron Age, circa 9th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
Mixed group including vases, flasks and other types, with painted detailing. 308 grams total, 5.7-10.5 cm
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.
The Cypriot black-on-red ware mostly comprises small juglets in a red-brown slip with a lustrous surface, on which simple geometric patterns are painted in matt blank. -
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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.
