Francesca Hickin
Head of Department
Lot 10
Two Cypriot pottery neck amphorae and a Cypriot two-handled dish 3
3 July 2019, 10:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £1,912.50 inc. premium
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Two Cypriot pottery neck amphorae and a Cypriot two-handled dish
Iron Age, circa 1050-700 B.C.
Each amphora painted in umber with groups of linear dashes on the everted rims, with a band of interlocking weave motif at the shoulder, set on a pedestal foot; and a dish with concentric bands of decoration on the interior and exterior, a cruciform motif on the foot, 13cm and 14cm high, the dish 21cm diam. (excl. handles) (3)
Iron Age, circa 1050-700 B.C.
Each amphora painted in umber with groups of linear dashes on the everted rims, with a band of interlocking weave motif at the shoulder, set on a pedestal foot; and a dish with concentric bands of decoration on the interior and exterior, a cruciform motif on the foot, 13cm and 14cm high, the dish 21cm diam. (excl. handles) (3)
Footnotes
Provenance:
Desmond Morris collection, Oxford, acquired prior to 1985.