Cypriot Tankard of Bichrome Ware

Culture: Cypriot

Period: 1650-1450 B.C.

Material: Terracotta

Dimensions: 24.8 cm

Price: Sold

Ref: 2079

Provenance: Collection General-Surgeon Dr. Josef Mayer-Riefenthaler, Vienna. Acquired in Cyprus in the 1960s, during his deployment as UN soldier.

Condition: A small chip on the base, the colors slightly faded, but completely intact.

Description: Very large tankard with red-brown and dark brown linear painting. Above the deep lying ring-shaped corpus is a long cylindrical neck. The long handle reaches from the shoulder to the rim and also has decoration. Ring-shaped base. For reference regarding the rare form a similar example is in the British Museum (registration number: 1897,0401.1144) which was found in Enkomi in east Cyprus.