A Cypriot bichrome wear pottery barrel flask
Iron Age, circa 950-850 B.C.
The trefoil lip decorated with dot and circle bird's eyes, the rotund body with concentric rings around a central nipple protrusion on each side, a cross-hatched double lozenge motif at the front of the body beneath the spout, perhaps representing birds in flight, a curled tail beneath the umber coloured handle, with two lead export bullae attached to the handle, 23cm high注脚Provenance:
Exported from Cyprus under licence in 8th January 1945.
Private collection, UK, acquired in 1983.
Anonymous sale; Bonhams, London, 5 October 2011, lot 469.
Private collection, UK, acquired at the above sale.