Cypriot painted pottery bowl, reputedly ex. Cyprus Museum

C57

£350.00

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A painted pottery bowl with tall sides and two arched handles mounted on the sides. The outer surface is painted in white slip on the upper body and decorated with horizontal bands enclosing a star pattern to either side, the interior is painted with a concentric circle pattern.

Culture
Cyprus, Early Iron Age, c. 1050-650 BC

Size
10.2 x 17 cms

Condition
Intact apart from very minor surface chipping

Provenance
Ex. private collection, Bath, Somerset, UK; acquired during residency in Cyprus with the British High Commission between 1969 and 1972. The collection was purchased from licensed antiquities dealers in Ledra Street, Nicosia, who were reputedly selling duplicate and surplus items on behalf of the Cyprus Museum.

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