Null LARGE CYPRIOT BICHROME WARE AMPHORA CYPRUS, IRON AGE, CYPRO-GEOMETRIC, 950 …

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LARGE CYPRIOT BICHROME WARE AMPHORA CYPRUS, IRON AGE, CYPRO-GEOMETRIC, 950 - 850 B.C. fired terracotta, sitting on a flat base, the ovoid body below a broad neck with flat rim, with a pair of stirrup handles, decorated in umber pigment with various geometric motifs (52cm tall) Provenance: From a prominent London collection formed over the past thirty years, name provided to the winning buyer. Note: Please note this piece has been thermoluminescence dated by Oxford Authentication and confirmed to be of the requisite age. It is accompanied by a certificate provided by Oxford Authetication confirming the same.

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LARGE CYPRIOT BICHROME WARE AMPHORA CYPRUS, IRON AGE, CYPRO-GEOMETRIC, 950 - 850 B.C. fired terracotta, sitting on a flat base, the ovoid body below a broad neck with flat rim, with a pair of stirrup handles, decorated in umber pigment with various geometric motifs (52cm tall) Provenance: From a prominent London collection formed over the past thirty years, name provided to the winning buyer. Note: Please note this piece has been thermoluminescence dated by Oxford Authentication and confirmed to be of the requisite age. It is accompanied by a certificate provided by Oxford Authetication confirming the same.

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