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LOT 0962
Large Byzantine Sgraffito Terracotta Bowl with Bird
CIRCA 8TH CENTURY A.D.
10 5/8 in. (1.2 kg, 27 cm wide).
With low basal ring and inverted rim; to the inner surface's centre a possibly later incised image of a standing bird amid three radiating curved lines. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Atticart Ltd, London, SW5, UK.
Acquired from Proto Cultures Art, Manchester, UK, circa 2011.
From the private collection of Mr A Hills, Kent, UK.
Cf. similar design on an item in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, under accession no.L.2000.77.2.
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