Year of Object(s) Creation: 750 B.C.E. (approximate)
Estimated Value ($USD):
Object Type(s): Food/Drink Container, Jar, Vessel
Object Material(s): ceramic, terracotta
Provenience Nation: Cyprus
Provenience Location: Cyprus
Year Removed from Findspot: 1974 (approximate)

Provenance
Start Year: 2020 (approximate)
End Year: 2020 (approximate)
Circumstance of Acquisition: London Metropolitan Police returned it to Cyprus
Nation: Cyprus
Location:
Start Year:
End Year: 2020 (approximate)
Circumstance of Acquisition: Paraskevaides handed it to the London Metropolitan Police
Nation: United Kingdom
Location: London
Start Year:
End Year:
Circumstance of Acquisition: Acquired by Costas Paraskevaides after spotting it in the London market
Nation: United Kingdom
Location: Art Ancient (London-based antiquities shop)
Start Year: 1974 (approximate)
End Year:
Circumstance of Acquisition: Looted and illegally exported following the Turkish invasion of 1974
Nation: Turkey
Location:

Ancient Cypriot Bichrome Ware Vase


Description:


Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 1974 (approximate)
Year Claim Resolved: 2020 (approximate)
Means of Resolution: Coordinated action by Complainant & Respondent Governments

Complainant Name: Cyprus High Commission
Complainant Nation: Cyprus
Complainant Nation Economy: Developed
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name: Unidentified London antiquities dealer
Respondent Nation: United Kingdom
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Public: Government

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Editor's Notes:
Clarification Notes . The Cypriot vase dates to about 750-600 B.C.E. Edited by Keli Fisher