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Ancient Near East, Cyprus, late Cypriot I, ca. 1600 to 1050 BCE. A set of 2 pottery vessels called bilbils, each with a flared foot, an apple-shaped body, a curving handle, and a flared rim atop a slender neck. Vessels of this type are also known as ring base vessels and replicate the form of an opium poppy. Ceramic items manufactured in Cyprus were exported in huge numbers to Egypt and the Holy Land, and some examples of this type have been found in Egypt containing opium grown in Cyprus. Size: 2.2″ L x 1.4″ W x 4.6″ H (5.6 cm x 3.6 cm x 11.7 cm)
Condition: One vessel with restoration to area of foot; second vessel is intact. Both with light earthen deposits and abrasions, otherwise in great condition. Nice surface texture.
Provenance: private Lake Worth, Florida, USA collection, acquired via descent in April 1997; ex-private American collection in Cyprus, acquired between 1957 to 1969, brought to USA in 1969
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