Greek Cypriot Bi-chrome Amphora Bullseye Motifs
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Ancient Greece, Cyprus, Cypro-Geometric II to III, ca. 900 to 750 BCE. A large example of a wheel-thrown pottery amphora with a flat, circular base, an inverted piriform body with a rounded shoulder, a cylindrical neck with a splayed155712 rim, and a pair of thick, arching handles. Decorating the body and neck are several bullseye motifs that enclose fineline bands, with those on the body enclosed with a pair of stripe-filled bars, and those on the neck enclosed with solid black bars. The bullseye or 'target' motif tastefully employed on this vessel was incredibly popular in ancient Cyprus. Size: 10" W x 12.75" H (25.4 cm x 32.4 cm)
For a similar example in the form of a hydria, please see The British Museum, museum number 1880,0710.3
For an example of the bullseye/target pattern on a juglet, please see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 74.51.924
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-private prominent D.K. collection, New York, USA, acquired in the 2000s
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For a similar example in the form of a hydria, please see The British Museum, museum number 1880,0710.3
For an example of the bullseye/target pattern on a juglet, please see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 74.51.924
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-private prominent D.K. collection, New York, USA, acquired in the 2000s
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.
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Condition
Rim repaired from a few large pieces, with small chips and light adhesive residue along break lines. Abrasions and nicks to base, body, shoulder, handles, neck, and rim, with light fading to original pigment, and light encrustations. Nice earthen deposits and remains of painted details.
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Greek Cypriot Bi-chrome Amphora Bullseye Motifs
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