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Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
EARLY BRONZE AGE, 2500-1900 B.C.
5 7/8 in. (903 grams, 14.8 cm).
Biconvex in profile with broad shoulder and pinched trefoil mouth, strap handle to the rear; band of incised multilinear zigzag ornament to the shoulder. [No Reserve]
PROVENANCE:
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.
LITERATURE:
See Morris, D., The Art of ancient Cyprus, Oxford, 1985, pl.IA, p.18, for examples of similar ceramics.
FOOTNOTES:
The vessel belongs to the group of Philia red polished ware, a ware imported in Cyprus from Anatolian refugees, or locally made by copying external imports. It was characterised by multiple zigzag and open herringbone bands.
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