A LARGE NEAR EASTERN POTTERY BOWL  Circa 1st Millennium B.C. Of large proportions, the bowl stands on a flat base which tapers inwards to the upper register of the vessel, decorated with a black and ochre slip design in the form of lobes surrounding the rim, with vertical linear and central diamond-shaped design within each lobe, below a series of stylised birds with long curved necks are depicted, 37cm diameter, 18cm high,  Provenance: Private English collection, acquired in 1962.