Cypriot oinochoe
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Object number
AR2982
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Cypriot oinochoe
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| Material: |
Orange clay with red slip and black paint.
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| Period: |
Approx. 750 BC to 600 BC, Cypro-Archaic. |
| Description: |
Vessel with almost spherical body and flat base. Short slender neck with a trefoil spout. Short handle in the shape of a double-band. The body is decorated on both sides by concentrical black circles. The neck is bordered by two encircling black lines, two further slim lines below. The lip is accentuated by a black line.
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| Dimensions: |
22cm high, 12.5cm diameter.
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| Condition: |
Missing pieces at the lip and small chips scattered over the body. Otherwise fully intact. Very good overall condition including the original black paint.
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| Provenance: |
Acquired by us in 2017 from the German family collection Brem. Acquired for the collection in 1958 in Kuwait.
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| References: |
Similar Christie's South Kensington, The Art of Ancient Cyprus, 6 Nov 2001, lots 31 and 60. Similar British Museum, acc.no. 1894,1101.17. |
| 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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