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Late Bronze Age Vessels : Cypriot Late Bronze Age/Iron Age Vessel
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Cypriot Late Bronze Age/Iron Age Vessel - PF.1989
Origin: Lebanon
Circa: 1500
BC
to 900
BC
Collection: Biblical
Medium: Terracotta
$9,600.00
Location: United States
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| Description |
Throughout antiquity, the island of Cyprus was
an important trading center at the crossroads of
Mediterranean shipping routes. Cypriot goods
have been discovered as far west as Spain and as
far east as India. The artisans of Cyprus were
especially famed for their pottery, and this
splendid vessel shows that reputation to be
justified. Generous in size yet graceful in shape,
it probably contained olives or perhaps figs--
two of the exports for which Cyprus was famed.
Simple yet elegant, it continues to delight our
senses even when empty. With time it has
transcended its functional origins to achieve the
status of art.
- (PF.1989)
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