ID 1472689 
Lot 23  | A CYPRIOT BICHROME-WARE POTTERY AMPHORA AND PLATE
Estimate value
$ 6 000 – 8 000 
CYPRO-GEOMETRIC PERIOD, CIRCA 1050-750 B.C.
Amphora: 8 ½ in. (21.5 cm.) high; Plate: 8 5/8 in. (22 cm.) diameter, excluding handles
Provenance
Dr. Desmond Morris, Oxford, acquired by 1985.
The Art of Ancient Cyprus: The Desmond Morris Collection, Christie’s, London, 6 November 2001, lot 36.
Literature
D. Morris, The Art of Ancient Cyprus, Oxford, 1985, p. 357, nos. DM-BI-44 (amphora) and DM-BI-67 (plate).
| Applied technique: | Pottery | 
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| Medium: | Ceramic | 
| Art style: | Ancient Art | 
| Historical era: | Geometric art (900-700 BC) | 
| Place of origin: | Ancient Greece, Cyprus, Asia | 
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Ancient Art & Antiquities | 
| Applied technique: | Pottery | 
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| Medium: | Ceramic | 
| Art style: | Ancient Art | 
| Historical era: | Geometric art (900-700 BC) | 
| Place of origin: | Ancient Greece, Cyprus, Asia | 
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Ancient Art & Antiquities | 
| Address of auction | CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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