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Collector · Donor

M. Descours (Lyon)

fl. 2011–2012 · France

French collector and donor, active 2011–2012. Lived at Lyon. Gave to Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon.

Life and work

  1. 2012
    Gave a large Red Polished jug (Red Polished III, Early Bronze Age, c. 2000 BCE, H. 39 cm) to the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, entered as inv. 2012.1.2; catalogue: 'Acquisition 2012 (don M. Descours)', unpublished before Yon.

    LyonYon 2012Yon 2012, cat. 1

Objects

  • Red Polished III jug, hand-made, dark red fabric with thick red slip, round body, cylindrical neck, round-section handle; H. 39, diam. 22.4 cm; linked by Yon to northern workshops (Vounous, Lapithos)

    Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon 2012.1.22011–2012Yon 2012Yon 2012, cat. 1

Sources

  1. 1.Marguerite Yon (2012). “Les antiquités chypriotes du musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon”. Cahiers du Centre d'Études Chypriotes 42, 181-. Online