Cypriot Very large conical bowl: Early Cypriot II-III (2150-2000BC)
Red Polished II-III Mottled Ware (DJ 277 AN ***)
Large bowl perhaps intended for feasting and used in the funeral feast prior to being placed in a tomb. Even larger examples are known. The piercings on the ledge-handle probably to hang it up when not in use.
Large, almost conical, parabaloid bowl with small flat bottom, ledge handle below rim pierced twice, and section of rim opposite, extended up. Complete, good preservation, chip from rim.
Size: 37 x13cm
(From a large and important collection in Cambridge and by descent. Collected prior to 20000 from major UK auctions and dealers)
(Aquired Timeline Auctions 3 Sept 2024)
DJ 277