Black-on-red Cypriot pottery can be dated to the Iron Age, circa 1000 BC. It reached the peak of its popularity during the Cypro-Geometric period to the Cypro-Archaic period, from 1000 BC to 600 BC. It is comprised of mostly small, miniature vessels made of thin-walled red-brown clay, covered in a similar coloured slip. Additional geometric patterns were then applied in black pigment. There is some debate as to the origins of the black-on-red ware, with some citing a Phoenician influence. Regardless of the origin, the wares became immensely popular locally and were soon exported. Examples of the tradition have been excavated across the Mediterranean and the Levant.
Small Cypriot ‘Black-on-Red Ware’ Terracotta Juglet
£ 200.00
An exceptionally fine, smallAncient Cypriot ‘Black-on-Red ware’ terracotta juglet. The vessel features a globular body with a flat, circular base. A cylindrical neck, adorned with an encircling ridge, develops to a wide, flared mouth. A handle curves from the shoulder of the body and meets the neck just below the ridge. The vessel is carefully adorned with four horizontal, even, encircling bands of dark pigment around the body. Pigment also features around the base and ridge of the neck, at the lip of the mouth, and upon the handle. The surface displays a glossy finish, alongside some scratches, indentations and minor earthy encrustations. A very small crack features to the rim, which has been subtly repainted.
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Provenance: Bonhams Auction House, London, Auction 11598, Antiquities, 20 October 2005, Lot 406
Condition: Very fine. Minor scratches, pitting and earthy encrustations to the surface. A very small crack to the rim, subtly repainted on the mouth interior.
SOLD
| Weight | 22.82 g |
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| Dimensions | W 3.1 x H 5.5 cm |
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