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Greece, Cyprus, ca. late 8th to 7th century BCE; Roman, Holy Land (the Levant), Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 4th century CE; Near East, Holy Land, Byzantine Empire, ca. 4th to 7th century CE. A wonderful ensemble of four pottery vessels; a flask, a jar, and two lamps. First, a redware terracotta flask from ancient Cyprus, presenting with a rounded base, a spherical body, and a thin tubular neck flanked by handles on either side and painted with a concentric circle design. Now known as the apotropaic symbol the "evil eye", the "target" motif seen in this example was favored by potters on the Greek isle of Cyprus. The second vessel is a Roman jar from the ancient Holy Land featuring a piriform body, narrow neck, and flared rim, all sitting upon a discoid foot. Last, the final two examples are oil lamps. The first is also from the Roman Holy Land and displays a circular body with a sloped shoulder, a recessed fill hole, a pinched spout, and an elegant loop handle. Alternatively, the other is from theByzantine era and exhibits a slipper-form body, a sloped shoulder with an abstract relief design, and an annular fill hole with a lipped rim. Size of largest: 4.25" W x 5.875" H (10.8 cm x 14.9 cm)

Provenance: private collection, Thousand Oaks, California, USA; ex-Malter Galleries, Encino, California, USA, before 2000

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#162962

Cypriot flask has repair to handle with restoration over break lines and lightening to pigments. Roman vase has been repaired from several pieces with adhesive and break lines visible. Roman lamp has had handle reattached with break lines visible. All have expected surface wear with nicks/chips and abrasions commensurate with age and use. Otherwise, all are very nice with lovely earthen deposits throughout.