CYPRIOT TERRACOTTA BLACK VARNISH TREFOIL OINOCHOE Ca. 800 - 600 BC. A terracotta oinochoe with a globular body tapering to a small ring foot, a short neck, and a trefoil mouth with a thickened rim. A single vertical strap handle extends from the shoulder to the rim. The surface is coated in a light slip and decorated with horizontal bands of dark varnish encircling the neck, body, and lower section. Additional black stripes are applied along the handle and across the rim. For similar see: Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis 36, Series Archaeologica, Raz Kletter, Irit Ziffer, Wolfgang Zwickel, Yavneh II, The ‘Temple Hill’ Repository PitCypro-Phoenician juglet No. 9, B7440/3. Size: 200mm x 150mm; Weight: 730g Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old British collection formed in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.