Ca. 2200 BCA beautiful terracotta bowl of a wide bulbous body gently tapering to a ring foot base. The upper body is finely decorated with four ibex with spectacular recurved horns. The animals are shown in profile on a hatched background. Below, runs a circumferential band of densely spaced small circles. This piece has been precisely dated by means of a Thermo Luminescence analysis carried out by Ralf Kotalla, an independent German Laboratory. The samples collected date the piece to the period reflected in its style, whilst also showing no modern trace elements. The TL certificate with its full report will accompany this lot.Size: L:220mm / W:410mm ; 4.5kgProvenance: From the collection of a London gentleman; formerly acquired in early 2000s in Belgium; previously in 1970s European collection.