Name: A Cypriot terracotta Pitcher with bird, Cypro-Archaic I Period, ca 750-600 BCE
Brand: Bouton collection
SKU: GP2405
Price: 3990.0 GBP
Availability: InStock

A Cypriot terracotta Pitcher with bird, Cypro-Archaic I Period, ca 750-600 BCE

£3,990.00

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The body decorated with a large bird with red polychrome body, long neck and splayed wing, stylized eyes and a swastika in the field, an encircling band at the neck, the pinched spout with dot and circle eye motif, the handle with ladder pattern.

Medium: Clay

Dimensions: Height: 6 inches (15.1 cm), Width: 4 1/4 inches (10.8 cm)

Condition: The vessel is intact and in excellent condition overall, a very fine example.

Provenance: Private collection of diplomat Norman M. Bouton (1933 - 2018), acquired while serving in Cyprus (06/1969 - 06/1972), where he served under William R. Crawford who at the time was Deputy Chief of Mission in Cyprus.

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