CYPRIOT GEOMETRIC BICHROME AMPHORA. Ca. 750 - 600 BC. A pottery amphora with a biconical body and a round ring base. It is fitted with two strap handles extending from the shoulders to the neck, which culminates in a large, everted short rim. The clay used is purified, and the central part of the body is adorned with painted decoration. Size: 280mm x 220mm; Weight: 2.3kg. Provenance: Private UK collection, acquired on the Dutch art market; previously acquired on the Belgian art market; Peter van der Elst, Liege, 1987.