11th-10th century B.C. A ceramic tripod with the main body decorated with four images of warrior-hunters dressed in long chitons and armed with spears, axes and swords; divided from each other by four sections of double pilasters ornamented with lozenge pattern; the legs, terminating with a stylised lion paw, also decorated with lozenge motifs, the upper part divided in six sections with stylised plants and suns; everted rim fitted with two small handles, each with painted net decoration. Cf. Myres, J., Handbook of the Cesnola collection of Antiquities from Cyprus, New York, 1914, no.513, p.67. 500 grams, 14.5 cm high (5 3/4 in."). Acquired on the London art market, 1993. Property of a North London gentle6man. Clay tripods, though not verymon in Cyprus, are characteristic of the geometrical art of Greek lands during the early Iron Age, imitating bronze tripods. The lozenge and checker motifs evoke the openwork of bronze furnishings. This tripod, painted with plants, animals, and human figures, illustrates the rude vigour, but also the naïve style of pictorial art in Cyprus during this period. This decorationbines indigenous and Aegean iconography. [A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions ]Condition Report: Fine condition.