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LOT 0574
Cypriot Red Polished Ware Bowl
BRONZE AGE, CIRCA 2000-1600 B.C.
5 1/2 in. (289 grams, 14 cm).
Hemispherical in profile with slightly inverted rim, band of circumferential incised lines beneath the rim and concentric zigzags below, roundels to the underside; single small pierced bulb for suspension. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Ian Auld collection, 1970s-1990s.
Acquired from Bonhams, London, 29 April 2009, no.315 (part).
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages.
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