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Iron Age, Circa 600-475 B.C.
The trefoil lip decorated with dot and circle bird's eyes, the body with concentric rings around a central nipple protrusion on each side, a cross-hatched double lozenge motif at the front of the body beneath the spout, perhaps representing birds in flight, a curled tail beneath the handle, with two lead export bullae attached to the handle, 23cm high
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Provenance
Exported from Cyprus under licence in 8th January 1945;
Private collection, UK, acquired in 1983;
Anonymous sale, Bonhams London, 5 October 2011, lot 469;
Private collection, UK, acquired at the above sale;
Anonymous sale, Bonhams London, 23 July 2020, lot 3 (acquired at this sale)
Literature
White, Mary, Drinking at the Whites' House, Vol. 2, 2021, p. 152