Cypriot Amphora: Archaic I (750-600 BC)
A very well preserved early Archaic, Bichrome Amphora. A typical shape and size with quite elaborate decoration. Considerably larger sizes up to 1.5 metres tall are also quite common, as well as tiny versions of only 6 or 7cm. A small restoration of a section of the lip from 2 pieces.
Size: 27 x 23cm
(From the collection of Dr Takey Crist, Jacksonville, North Carolina, acquired late 1980s. Exhibited: The Cyprus Museum, Jacksonville, North Carolina, 1988 - 2018.)
(Aquired Art Ancient, London 7th June 2019)
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