Cypro-Mycenaean Terracotta Vessel with Ibex

IRON AGE, CIRCA 1200-1000 B.C.

6 1/4 in. (370 grams, 16.1 cm).

Stirrup jar with basal ring, globular body, remains of handle and neck; painted figure of an ibex with cross-and-dots motifs. [No Reserve]

Provenance

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.

CONDITION

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LOT 0643