Bidspirit auction | CYPRIOT DECORATED TERRACOTTA AMPHORA

CYPRIOT DECORATED TERRACOTTA AMPHORA - Ca. 750 - 600 BC. A painted terracotta amphora standing on a disc foot. The rounded body is decorated with a broad band of umber pigment beneath a series of concentric lines leading to the wide neck, with a wave motif on the larger part of the body. The everted, folded rim and dual horizontal strap handles complete the form. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number 74.51.596. Size: 280mm x 235mm; Weight: 1.58kg Provenance: Property of a central London gallery, previously acquired on the Dutch art market; previously acquired on the Belgian art market; Hugo Lievens, Brussels 1982. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.