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LOT 0039
Very Large Cypriot Terracotta Bichrome Ware Plate
CIRCA 750-600 B.C.
21 1/4 in. (6.7 kg, 54 cm).
Broad disc with basal ring; tondo with outer band of wave-pattern in black and red on cream field, concentric inner bands with geometric and hatched patterns; two holes close to rim; repaired and partly restored with fresh painted extension of the existing design, iron retaining rim with attachment lugs.
Provenance
with Bonhams, London, 29 April 2009, no.339.
Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00075782.
Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Bonham's catalogue pages.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Literature
Cf. similar but less elaborate version of the type in the British Museum under accession no.1896,0201.20.
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