CYPRIOT TERRACOTTA BILBIL

Ca. 1500 - 1300 BC. An apple-shaped body bilbil with a slender cylindrical neck, a strap handle, and a flared rim. A moulded double line wraps around the neck where it meets the handle and a similar motif flows from the bottom of the neck to the foot down the opposite side of the jug from the handle. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 1868,0905.36. Size: 140mm x 70mm; Weight: 90g Provenance: Property of a London art gallery, acquired on the US art market; Ex. Collection of Dr. W. Benson Harer, Los Angeles, California. Exhibited in the Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art (RAFFMA), California State University, San Bernardino from 1996 to 2023, reference number EL01.008.1996.

Estimate: GBP 450 - 900