Lot 943
Large Decorative Amphora. Cyprus, Geometric III Period, c. 850-700 BC. Robustly potted, with white slip juglet, with broad ovoid body on cylindrical foot, vertical handles, funnel neck, and thick rounded rim. In dark brown paint, heavy and thin encircling bands along body, with two rows of concentric circles in between. Vessel shows light to moderate wear, with some fading to paint on one side. Height: 13-1/2".
Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,500.
Cesnola Collection duplicate from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1896. Ex Stanford University Museum de-accession no. 2705, March of 1963. Old inked inventory numbers under foot.
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