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LOT 0328
Bronze Age Decorated Bowl with Loop Handle
CIRCA 1000 B.C.
6 1/8 in. (182 grams, 15.2 cm wide).
With carinated profile, and flared rim, ancient riveted repair to central base; strap handle to rear over ancient crack, with evidence of previous repairs.
Provenance
Acquired in Austria in 2000.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.
Literature
See Claire Copper et al., Funerary and Related Cups of the British Bronze Age, Oxford, 2022.
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LOT 0328
Bronze Age Decorated Bowl with Loop Handle
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
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