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LOT 0037
Early Cypriot Terracotta Bottle
BRONZE AGE, CIRCA 2300-1650 B.C.
4 1/2 in. (142 grams, 11.5 cm high).
Black burnished with rounded underside, incised pattern of roundels and linear bands to shoulder and neck, flared rim. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of Mr Leinonen, by descent to his son, Stan Leinonen.
Published
Exhibited: On loan to the Detroit Institute of Arts 6th December 1983 - 24th April, 2019.
On view in Hallway East of Rivera Court circa 1989 and again in European Medieval and Renaissance in the 2000's.
Literature
Cf. similar item in the collection of the British Museum, London, under accession number 1888,0927.20.
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