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Lot Description

Fourteen Cypriot Redware and Other Vessels

Middle Bronze Age-Hellenistic Period, 2000-50 B.C.

Height of tallest 7 3/8 inches (18.73 cm).

Property from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, sold to benefit future acquisitions

Provenance:

A Cypriot Painted Terracotta Jug

Middle Bronze Age, 1900-1650 B.C.

The Crawford Foundation, Washington, D.C., prior to 1991.
Gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1991. [Acc. no. 91.80]

A Cypriot Painted Terracotta Jug

Late Bronze Age, 1650-1050 B.C.
The Crawford Foundation, Washington, D.C., prior to 1991.
Gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1991. [Acc. no. 91.96]

A Cypriot Redware Jug
Iron Age, Cypro-Classical II-Hellenistic Period, 400-50 B.C.
The Crawford Foundation, Washington, D.C., prior to 1991.
Gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1991. [Acc. no. 91.102]

A Cypriot Black-Slip Ware Jug

Late Bronze Age, 1650-1050 B.C.
The Crawford Foundation, Washington, D.C., prior to 1991.
Gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1991. [Acc. no. 91.115]

A Cypriot Redware Jug

Iron Age, Cypro-Archaic II Period, 600-475 B.C.
The Crawford Foundation, Washington, D.C., prior to 1991.
Gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1991. [Acc. no. 91.116]

A Cypriot White-Painted Ware Jug

Middle Bronze Age, 1900-1650 B.C.

The Crawford Foundation, Washington, D.C., prior to 1991.
Gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1991. [Acc. no. 91.119]

A Cypriot Redware Amphora

Late Bronze Age, 1650-1050 B.C.

The Crawford Foundation, Washington, D.C., prior to 1991.
Gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1991. [Acc. no. 91.121]

A Cypriot Black-Slip Ware Jug
Late Bronze Age, 1650-1050 B.C.
The Crawford Foundation, Washington, D.C., prior to 1991.
Gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1991. [Acc. no. 91.122]

A Cypriot Polished Redware Jug

Middle Bronze Age, 1900-1650 B.C.

The Crawford Foundation, Washington, D.C., prior to 1991.
Gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1991. [Acc. no. 91.143]

A Cypriot or Holy Land Ceramic Juglet

Circa 7th-6th Century B.C.

The Crawford Foundation, Washington, D.C., prior to 1991.
Gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1991. [Acc. no. 91.146]

A Cypriot Black‑Bottomed Polished Redware Jug

Early Bronze Age, Period III, 2000-1900 B.C.

The Crawford Foundation, Washington, D.C., prior to 1991.
Gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1991. [Acc. no. 91.152]

A Cypriot Black-Slip Ware Flask
Late Bronze Age, 1650-1050 B.C.

The Crawford Foundation, Washington, D.C., prior to 1991.
Gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1991. [Acc. no. 91.168]

A Cypriot Bichrome-Ware Jug
Iron Age, 750-600 B.C.

The Crawford Foundation, Washington, D.C., prior to 1991.
Gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1991. [Acc. no. 91.169]

A Cypriot Redware Jug
Late Bronze Age, 1650-1050 B.C.
The Crawford Foundation, Washington, D.C., prior to 1991.
Gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1991. [Acc. no. 91.162]

Condition Report

Inspected under UV light and 10x loupe. Scratches, weathering, pitting, discolorations typical of age. Some restored from large fragments. Overall in fine and stable condition. See additional images.

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