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LOT 0347

Bronze Age Decorated Bowl with Handle

CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

6 3/4 in. (202 grams, 17 cm).

With a single loop handle rivetted to the body, rounded body decorated with raised bosses in two rows, short neck and everted rim; the dimpled base with decorative concentric circles.

Provenance

Ex private collection, Walton on Thames, UK, 1970s.
From the private collection of John Lawton, Surrey, UK.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12060-214203.

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LOT 0347

Bronze Age Decorated Bowl with Handle

Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,380

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