Cypriot Geometric period pottery bowl with wheel decoration

A pottery bowl with a deep body and wide flanged rim mounted with two small handles. The interior of the bowl is painted with concentric circles and the exterior is painted with a spoked wheel within concentric bands and a frieze of six triangles below the rim.

Culture
Cyprus, Geometric II-III period, c. 900-750 BC

Size
5.2 x 20.6 cms including handles

Condition
Losses and repair to the rim, areas of surface wear to the decoration

Provenance
Ex. collection: Barbara Milne, UK, acquired during the late 1960’s and exported from Cyprus no later than 26th October 1969; thence passed by family descent, Wales, UK.