A Cypriot incised red polished ware pyxis
Early Bronze Age, circa 2100-1900 B.C.
Of ovoid form, with a pair of pierced rectangular projections at the shoulder, the body with an upper and lower band of repeat chevron decoration, flanking a central section of linear and chequer design, 23cm long注脚Provenance:
Desmond Morris collection, Oxford, acquired prior to 1985.

Published:
D. Morris, The Art of Ancient Cyprus, Oxford, 1985, p. 75, pl. 139.

For a similar red polished ware ovoid pyxis with two rectangular lugs on the shoulder, see V. Karageorghis, The Civilization of Prehistoric Cyprus, New York, 1983, p. 96, fig. 61. It is suggested that since the two pierced lugs were in line with the pierced lid (now missing), they were use to fasten the lid to the container.