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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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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.
