Rare Greek Cypriot Pottery Askos- Amazing Decoration
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Greece, Cyprus, Middle Bronze Age, ca. 1950 to 1550 BCE. Truly a head-turner, a stunning polychrome askos, its body of an ovoid volume on a demarcated round base, with a bifurcated handle joining the pinched spout to the shoulder, the entire vessel extensively decorated in russet red and black hues on a cream ground, with a net pattern gracing either side of the handle and surrounding the quadrant-based compositions beneath the spout and the rear end of the handle. Special mention goes to the former as each quadrant of this composition houses an abstract flower motif with black dots (petals) surrounding a red center. Just lovely! Size: 4.625" in diameter x 4.375" H (11.7 cm x 11.1 cm)
Provenance: private Swiss collection
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#124167
Provenance: private Swiss collection
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.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#124167
Condition
Small loss to rear terminus of handle. Some restoration to the lower body. Surface wear with a few abraded areas and pigment loss as shown. Old inventory labels on underside.
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Rare Greek Cypriot Pottery Askos- Amazing Decoration
Estimate $900 - $1,400
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