A Cypriot White-Slip Milk Bowl, Late Bronze Age, 1400 B.C.E. - 1200 B.C.E.
W. 24 cm
KB_PT_9986
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Provenance
The Private Collection of the Baidun FamilyMahmoud Baidun (1920-1980) founded what would become Khader M Badiun and Sons Galleries in Jerusalem, Isreal. As a young boy, Mahmoud would accompany archeologists, biblical scholars, and visiting delegations on excavation sites all over Jerusalem and other sites within the country. Earning the trust of scholars and archeologists alike, Mahmoud became an indispensable presence and guide to other visiting scholars. When Mr. Baidun entered the antiquities trade, he would be granted trade license under the British Mandate and from the Hashemite Kingdom. When Israel authorized the trade of antiquities, Mahmoud was issued one of the first antiquities licenses issued in the country. He would later forge close relationships with other merchants; slowly building a massive private collection that would go on to sell to political leaders, international museums, and private collectors globally.
A large round bowl with single handle for carrying
milk. The outside of the bowl is painted in dark brown pigments in a star
pattern from the bottom, terminating in two large border like lines at lip with
an elongated chainlike pattern in third, middle register. The handle is long
and tapered, with a single line of paint accenting the edge.