A large Cypriot White Slip Ware Milk Bowl, Late Bronze Age, ca. 1450 - 1250 BCE

The large spherical bowl with a wishbone-shaped handle on one side, a white slip background underneath a brown crosshatched bands rising vertically from the bottom of the bowl to meet a horizontal band, below a chain band and a crosshatched band at the rim. Such vessels were typically called "milk bowls" as they were larger than personal eating bowls and were often used for dipping. Medium: Clay Dimensions: Height: 4 1/4 inches (10.8 cm), Width with handle: 9 1/4 inches (23.5 cm) Condition: Intact and in very good condition overall. Provenance: Private collection of diplomat Norman M. Bouton (1933 - 2018), acquired while serving in Cyprus (06/1969 - 06/1972).