Cypriot Late Bronze Age Pilgrim Flask
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This lot from the Cyprus Museum of Jacksonville, NC is accompanied by two documents demonstrating that the collection was acquired legally with the full knowledge of the Cypriot Government.
The first document, a one page official message dated January 1990 and signed by Cypriot President George Vassiliou, praises the North Carolina museum and endorses its cultural and historic mission.
The second document is a notarized affidavit signed by the museum's director. It declares that all of the museum's antiquities were acquired legally with the full knowledge of the Cypriot Government and that there were documented visits to the museum by Cypriot dignitaries.
Cypriot Late Bronze Age Pilgrim Flask, circa 1400-1100 B.C., flattened round form with long neck from which two handles extend to the body; with bichrome paint decoration consisting of linear patterns within concentric circles on both sides.
6 in.
A Single-Owner Collection of Cypriot History & Culture from The Cyprus Museum of Jacksonville, North Carolina
Additional high-resolution photos are availableat our website
The first document, a one page official message dated January 1990 and signed by Cypriot President George Vassiliou, praises the North Carolina museum and endorses its cultural and historic mission.
The second document is a notarized affidavit signed by the museum's director. It declares that all of the museum's antiquities were acquired legally with the full knowledge of the Cypriot Government and that there were documented visits to the museum by Cypriot dignitaries.
Cypriot Late Bronze Age Pilgrim Flask, circa 1400-1100 B.C., flattened round form with long neck from which two handles extend to the body; with bichrome paint decoration consisting of linear patterns within concentric circles on both sides.
6 in.
A Single-Owner Collection of Cypriot History & Culture from The Cyprus Museum of Jacksonville, North Carolina
Additional high-resolution photos are availableat our website
Condition
Intact with white deposits to both sides.
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Cypriot Late Bronze Age Pilgrim Flask
Estimate $25 - $25,000
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