GREEK CYCLADIC ALABASTER JAR
Early Cycladic, Ca. 3000-2800 BC.
A carved, bulbous jar having a rounded collar rim and four, carved equidistant small, perforated lugs around the shoulder. For similar vessels see The Museum of Cycladic Art. The term "Cycladic" refers to a group of Aegean islands where vessels like this were made.
Size: L:90mm / W:110mm ; 800g
Provenance: Property of London Ancient Art Gallery; previously in US Art Gallery; Ex. Articurial, Paris, sale 2017; previously in private Munich collection, Germany; acquired on the Biritsh art market in 1990s. Exhibited: Olympia Art & Antiques fair, London June 2022.
Estimate: GBP 3000 - 5000