Cypriot Middle Bronze Age painted pottery amphora

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A White Painted IV ware pottery amphora with a wide piriform body and two spurred handles on the shoulder. The sides and base are decorated with elaborate painted trellis, band and cruciform patterns.

Culture
Cyprus, Middle Bronze Age, c. 1800-1650 BC

Size
14 x 13 cms

Condition
A loss to one side of the neck, chipping and general wear as seen in the photographs

Provenance
Ex. collection: A. Huseyn, Birmingham, UK; collection inspected in 1984 by David Symonds, Assistant Keeper, Department of Archaeology, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. A copy of his 1984 letter identifying and dating the objects in Mr Huseyn’s collection accompanies this item.

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