Bidspirit auction | COLLECTION OF CYPRIOT TERRACOTTA JUGS

COLLECTION OF CYPRIOT TERRACOTTA JUGS WITH PAINTED DECORATION - Ca. 1000 - 750 BC. A collection of three terracotta jugs with painted decoration. The jug on the left has a pronounced spout, a thick vertical handle, and painted linear bands in dark red and black, with added abstract motifs on the shoulder. The central example displays a more elongated neck with a prominent ridge below the rim and a strap handle curving upward from the shoulder, the surface decorated with concentric circles and parallel bands. The jug on the right is the most compact, with a narrow neck, a small loop handle, and a pattern of horizontal bands around the body in dark paint. For similar see: Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis 36, Series Archaeologica, Raz Kletter, Irit Ziffer, Wolfgang Zwickel, Yavneh II, The ‘Temple Hill’ Repository PitCypro-Phoenician juglet No. 9, B7440/4. Size: 85-115mm x 60-105mm; Weight: 335g Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old British collection formed in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.