ANCIENT CYPRIOT BOTTLE
CYPRUS, 600 - 450 B.C.
£1,250
African & Oceanic Art, Antiquities and Natural History
Auction: 5 May 2021 at 12:00 BST
Description
terracotta and painted pigment, sitting on a flat circular base, the globular body leading to a short neck and trefoil mouth painted with eyes at the sides to evoke the shape of a bird's head, the body adorned with a lotus flower and trailing leaves in red and umber
Dimensions
16.5cm high
Footnote
Provenance:
Cyprus Museum of Jacksonville, North Carolina, USA, accompanied by old collection label
Publications:
Takey Crist, The Cyprus Museum (Nicosia, 2005), p.11
Exhibited:
The Cyprus Museum, Jacksonville, North Carolina, 1988-2018