Bidspirit auction | COLLECTION OF CYPRIOT BRONZE AGE

COLLECTION OF CYPRIOT BRONZE AGE VESSELS - Ca. 2000 - 1000 BC. A collection of four pottery vessels. The first on the left is a small jug with a rounded body, a short neck, and a single handle extending from the shoulder to the rim. The second is a squat cup with a wide mouth, a rounded body, and a large loop on the side. The third is a piriform jug with a flared rim and a single handle attached at the shoulder and lip. The fourth is a conical beaker with expanding sides and a lightly ridged surface. For similar see: C. Barker, Aphrodite's Island, Australian archaeologist in Cyprus, Cypriot collection of the Nicholson Museum, 2006, Sydney, p. 22. Size: 80-100mm x 70-80mm; Weight: 590g Provenance: Private UK collection, acquired on the US art market; Ex. Paul S. Forbes collection, Maryland, acquired 1970s - 1980s.