Lot Essay
For similar cf. 'Breccia bird's-nest bowl', The Metropolitan Museum of Fine Art, New York, inv. no.26.31.431., and P. Warren, Minoan Stone Vases, London, 1969, p.225.
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MINOAN I-II, CIRCA 2200-1700 B.C.
Details
A MINOAN BRECCIA 'BIRD'S NEST' BOWL
MINOAN I-II, CIRCA 2200-1700 B.C.
Of squat form with tapering sides, broad flattened rim and flat base
2 in. (5.1 cm.) high
MINOAN I-II, CIRCA 2200-1700 B.C.
Of squat form with tapering sides, broad flattened rim and flat base
2 in. (5.1 cm.) high
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 10 July 1990, lot 483 (part lot).
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