Cypriot painted pottery votive tympanum player

C7

£630.00

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A votive pottery figure depicting a standing tympanum player wearing a conical head-dress. The figure retains extensive traces of red painted decoration.

Culture
Cyprus, Early Iron Age, c. 600-480 BC

Size
15 x 5.2 cms

Condition
The majority of the pad base has been restored in painted plaster, the remainder of the figure is intact

Provenance
Ex. private collection, Marseille, France; formerly purchased at Piere Verite, Paris, France, 27-28 October 2006. A c. 1960’s-1970’s collection label “61” on the back.

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