Cypriot bichrome ware dish
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Object number
AR2497
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Cypriot bichrome ware dish
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| Material: |
Beige pottery with red and brown paint.
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| Period: |
1050 BC to 750 BC, Cypro-Geometric. Iron Age. |
| Description: |
Shallow dish or bowl with flat underside and two handles with pointy ends at oposing sides. The bottom side is painted in red and brown with a geometric decoration. The inside is painted in brown with concentric circles. The handles are accentuated by brown paint. This type of pottery from Cyprus is well known to archaeologists and belongs to the so-called Bichrome ware.
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| Dimensions: |
31.7cm diameter with handles, 23.5cm diameter without handles. Approx. 4cm height.
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| Condition: |
Restored from several fragments. Approx. 2cm of the rim remodeled and 7cm missing. The bichrome paint is still very well preserved. This makes the dish an attrative example of Cypriot geometric pottery.
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| Provenance: |
Acquired by us in 2018 on the British art market. Previously in the collection of D. Read. Acquired into the collection between 1966 and 1969.
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| References: |
Cf. British Museum, acc.no. 1982,0729.146 and 1869,0604.22. Cf. Christie's South Kensington, The Art of Ancient Cyprus, 6 Nov 2001, lot 36. |
| Literature: |
A broad but compact overview on Cypriot art is given by V. Karageorghis in Treasures in the Cyprus Museum. Especially in regard to Cypriot pottery we recommend the comprehensive catalogue of the famous Cesnola collection, V. Karageorghis, Ancient Art from Cyprus, The Cesnola Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. |
| Authenticity: |
We unconditionally guarantee the authenticity of every artefact, all items are subject to our lifetime return policy on authenticity.
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