21. Cypriot bowl, Cypro-Geometric I period, c.1050–950 BC
Terracotta
Diameter: 11.1cm
12163
Copyright The Artist
£ 480
A small, shallow bowl with decoration painted in black slip. On the interior, concentric circles radiate from a reserved central area, terminating in a broad outer band. The flattened lip...
A small, shallow bowl with decoration painted in black slip. On the interior, concentric circles radiate from a reserved central area, terminating in a broad outer band. The flattened lip in black. On the exterior, concentric circles rise upwards from the flat base, which bears a painted cross, the concentric circles corresponding to those on the interior, and ending in a thick band below two small decorative handles, both in solid black. Some general wear and losses to the painted surface. Intact.
Provenance
Kate Elderkin (b.1897) and George Elderkin (1879-1965), New Jersey, USAGeorge Wicker Elderkin (1879–1965) was an archaeologist, art historian and professor at Princeton University. His wife Kate (b.1897) was a close collaborator and fellow scholar, credited alongside George in many publications.
