Bidspirit auction | Cypriot 'Eyed' Trefoil-Mouthed Pottery Jug

Cypriot 'Eyed' Trefoil-Mouthed Pottery Jug with Geometric Motif - Iron Age, circa 1200-600 B.C. White ware globular jug with pinched trefoil mouth and strap handle to the rear; painted 'eye' detailing to mouth, serpent pattern to handle, hatched triangle motif to the body. 300 grams, 16 cm high (6 3/8 in.). Ex Peter Cran collection, Scotland, who worked as an engineer for the Cypriot public works department 1931-1946; thence by descent.Acquired from Bonhams, London, 23 May 2012, no.6 (part).From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages and original lot tag. [No Reserve]