CYPRIOT BLACK ON RED WARE POTTERY BOWL

Cypro-Archiac, Ca. 750-600 BC
A beautiful thin-walled bowl of slightly elliptical form, with twin handles and ring base. The black-painted decoration on the exterior consists of bands of concentric circles below the lip which is ornamented with a thick black band. There are multiple black bands below and on the interior encircling the body. The vessel body raised upon a concave discoid foot. For similar examples from the Cesnola Collection see J.L Myres Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus.
Size: L:160mm / W:277mm ; 1kg
Provenance: Ancient Art Gallery in London, Ex. High Wycombe Estate Collection acquired in 1990s. Exhibited: Olympia Art & Antiques fair, London June 2022.
Estimate: GBP 3000 - 5000