3rd Apr, 2023 11:00
The House & Garden Sale
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A Cypriot terracotta jar
A Cypriot terracotta jar, c.800BC, with bands of painted decoration and further geometric ornament and with two lug handles (one detached), approximately 44cm diameter x 72cm high
Provenance:Complete with a framed note of provenance stating that the vendor's father acquired the jar c.1938 as part of the specimens being collected for the universities of Cambridge and Birmingham. This coincides with the excavations of J R Stewart from whom various museums in the United Kingdom acquired examples of ancient Cypriot pottery.
Sold for £2,200
Estimated at £200 - £500
A Cypriot terracotta jar, c.800BC, with bands of painted decoration and further geometric ornament and with two lug handles (one detached), approximately 44cm diameter x 72cm high
Provenance:Complete with a framed note of provenance stating that the vendor's father acquired the jar c.1938 as part of the specimens being collected for the universities of Cambridge and Birmingham. This coincides with the excavations of J R Stewart from whom various museums in the United Kingdom acquired examples of ancient Cypriot pottery.
Various wear overall to the decoration. One handle detached but present. Some fritting and lifting of the surface of the jar in a number of places. Chips to the rim. A crack running down from the rim through the neck with some associated losses. In generally poor condition.
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Auction: The House & Garden Sale, 3rd Apr, 2023
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