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LOT 0035
Very Large Cypriot Red-Polished Ware Bowl
EARLY CYPRIOT II, 2150-2100 B.C.
14 3/4 in. (2.3 kg, 37.5 cm wide).
Broad body with disc base, thick rim with stepped panel to rear and pierced ledge handle. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Cf. similar bowl in red clay in the University of Saint Andrews, id no.HC1994 3 (120).
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