Lot 67
ANCIENT CYPRIOT DISH
CYPRUS, CYPRO-GEOMETRIC PERIOD, C. 1050 - 750 B.C.
Auction: 26 November 2026 from 14:00 GMT
Description
painted terracotta, a wide, the shallow bowl decorated with concentric bands in umber pigment, and a pair of strap handles; the exterior centre is adorned with an encircled cross surrounded by three cross-hatched triangles, followed by concentric bands ending halfway up the base
Dimensions
32.3 width (including handles)
Provenance
Desmond Morris, London, UK; sold by Christie's, London, UK
Cyprus Museum of Jacksonville, North Carolina, acc.no.356
Footnote
For similar please see E. Gjerstad, The Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Vol.IV, part 2: The Cypro-Geometric, Cypro-Archaic and Cypro- Classical Period (Stockholm, 1948), fig.XII, no.5