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Cypriot small pottery dish
ref. : en.1154.2014 |
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modèle - terre cuite | XVIIe - XVIIIe century BC
Chypre ( Chypre )

modèle - terre cuite | XVIIe - XVIIIe century BC
Chypre ( Chypre )
Small pottery dish or bowl in the shape of a boat in White Painted ware. Middle Cypriot II-III, 1800-1650 BC. Purchased from Gen Luigi Palma di Cesnola in 1876.
Oval body with a flat, everted rim, pierced at intervals with pairs of holes; the handle is in the form of a applied human figurine attached to the rim at the ’stern’ of the model: he has large pierced eyes, rudimentary limbs but with fingers and toes indicated, the left hand rests on the rim, the right is missing
Dimensions Length: 12.5 centimetres
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