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PAIR OF DAUNIAN AND CYPRIOT TERRACOTTA VESSELS WITH GEOMETRI…
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PAIR OF DAUNIAN AND CYPRIOT TERRACOTTA VESSELS WITH GEOMETRI…
Estimate £600 - £1,000
Voluntary lot
Description
PAIR OF DAUNIAN AND CYPRIOT TERRACOTTA VESSELS WITH GEOMETRIC DECORATION.
Ca. 330 - 300 BC (askos), Ca. 1800 - 1600 BC (jug). A pair of terracotta vessels, from left to right: a Daunian askos with a rounded body, an upright spout with a flat-topped rim, an arched strap handle, and a false pointed spout, painted in dark brown with horizontal registers of wavy bands, scrolls and linked motifs; and a Cypriot jug with a globular body and a tall cylindrical neck beneath a pinched mouth, the single handle drawn up from the shoulder to the rim, the body painted with vertical panels of bands alternating with zigzag lines, and the neck with horizontal stripes. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 74.51.1099; The British Museum, Registration number 1884,1210.10, 1932,0517.1; Christie's, Live Auction 2490, Antiquities, 7 December 2011, Lot 155. Size: 115-150mm x 95-110mm; Weight: 435g Provenance: Property of a London art gallery, acquired on the US art market; Ex. Private Norwood, NJ. collection, acquired early to mid. 2000s.
About the sale
FINE ANCIENT ART AND ANTIQUITIES - THE PRINCE COLLECTION
Auction location
Auction time
06/21/2026 at 2:00 PM
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