LARGE CYPRIOT POTTERY HYDRIA WITH GEOMETRIC DECORATION. Ca. 800 - 600 BC A large pottery hydria with a globular body tapering to a narrow ring foot and a tall cylindrical neck surmounted by a broad everted rim. Two small horizontal loop handles project from the sides, and a broad vertical strap handle rises from the shoulder to join the neck just below the rim. The vessel is encircled throughout by painted bands, with closely spaced narrow lines at the shoulder, further horizontal groups across the mid-body and a single broad dark band above the base. Size: 400mm x 330mm; Weight: 2.8kg. Private UK collection, formed since the 1970s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 5952, Antiquities, Lot 200.; AA. VV., Museo Civico archeologico di Bologna, Principi Etruschi tra Mediterranoe ed Europa, Cat. 43.