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LOT 0038
Early Cypriot Terracotta Bowl
BRONZE AGE, CIRCA 2300-1650 B.C.
4 3/8 in. (163 grams, 11 cm wide).
Hemispherical in form, black burnished finish with small loop below the rim, incised geometric bands with hatching.
Provenance
Ex private Bonn collection, acquired c.1960-1970.
Literature
Cf. similar item in the British Museum, London, under reference 1939,0217.16.
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