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LOT 0319
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 rivetted repair to central base; strap handle to rear over ancient crack, with evidence of previous repairs.
ProvenanceAcquired in Austria in 2000.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
See Claire Copper, et al., Funerary and Related Cups of the British Bronze Age, Oxford, 2022.
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LOT 0319
Bronze Age Decorated Bowl with Loop Handle
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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