Cypro-Geometric Kylix Flying Birds, ex-Christies
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Greece, Cypriot, ca. 850-750 BCE. A Cypro-Geometric III bichrome ware kylix, with twin upturned handles, the exterior ornamented with broad bands of black and red on the body, a flying bird in between narrow vertical lines on both sides, the interior with narrow concentric bands. Measures 6.5 inches in diameter x 4.5 inches high.
For a similar kylix see no. 30 in D. Christou and P. Flourentzos, Highlights of Ancient Cypriote Ceramic Art From the Collection of the Cyprus Museum Nicosia.
Provenance: Ex-Christie's, New York, Rockefeller Plaza, Sale 2755, Antiquities, December 13, 2013. Ex-private Collection, acquired in Switzerland, 1980.
 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
#101505
For a similar kylix see no. 30 in D. Christou and P. Flourentzos, Highlights of Ancient Cypriote Ceramic Art From the Collection of the Cyprus Museum Nicosia.
Provenance: Ex-Christie's, New York, Rockefeller Plaza, Sale 2755, Antiquities, December 13, 2013. Ex-private Collection, acquired in Switzerland, 1980.
 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
#101505
Condition
The cup body is intact; the foot has been broken and repaired with all pieces present, no apparent restoration. Some abrasion and minor loss of pigment.
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Cypro-Geometric Kylix Flying Birds, ex-Christies
Estimate $5,000 - $7,000
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