Bidspirit auction | CYPRIOT TERRACOTTA JUG WITH ENGRAVED

CYPRIOT TERRACOTTA JUG WITH ENGRAVED AND APPLIED DECORATIONS - Ca. Middle Cypriot III, 1800 - 1600 BC. A terracotta jug with a globular body, a long, tapering spout, and a single arched handle extending from the upper body to the neck. The surface is decorated with incised linear patterns and circular appliqués placed symmetrically across the body.For similar see: The Ancient Art from Cyprus, The Cesnola Collection, n. 20, pg. 28 (Neck and spout), Australian Archaeologist in Cyprus, the Cypriot collection of Nicholson Museum, pg. 23.Size: 200mm x 120mm; Weight: 325gProvenance: Private UK collection; From an old British collection formed in the 1990s.