Cypriot Oinochoe of the White Painted Ware with Swastikas

Culture: Cypriot

Period: 750-600 B.C.

Material: Terracotta

Dimensions: 15 cm high

Price: 1 600 Euro

Ref: 2598

Provenance: Scottish collection Peter Cran, who worked as an engineer in the years 1931 to 1946 in the public sector in Cyprus. Thence Bonhams auction London on 23 May 2012, lot 6. Last in a collection in Cambridge.

Condition: Intact

Description: Wonderfully preserved, small Cypriot jug of the White Painted Ware dating to the archaic period in Cyprus. The painting in black depicts six swastikas on the bulbous body, which is flattened at the bottom. Around the neck a black band. On the curved cloverleaf spout, which reminds of a bird’s head, two painted eyes on the sides. The handle starts on the spout and reaches to the shoulder. It is decorated with a ladder ornament, which ends below the handle in a tail turned to the left.