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LOT 0032
Very Large Cypriot Red-Polished Ware Flagon
EARLY BRONZE AGE, CIRCA 2700-1900 B.C.
20 1/4 in. (4.53 kg, 51.5 cm).
Comprising a large spherical body with two ledge handles to the shoulder, tapering neck and flared mouth; applied serpent or zigzag collar above a strap handle with further applied zigzags to the lower neck and shoulder; burnished finish. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
For a large flagon with applied 'snake' motifs see Morris, D., The Art of Ancient Cyprus, 1985, p.230, pl.261.
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