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LOT 0608
Greek Cypriot Two-Handled Terracotta Painted Bowl
IRON AGE, 1050-480 B.C.
4 5/8 in. (78 grams, 11.7 cm).
Shallow with disc foot and two lateral loop handles, painted concentric rings to inner face, Maltese cross to base. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990.
Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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