1st millennium BC. A polished brecciated limestone bowl with piriform body and flat base; applied label to outer face with handwritten number '24. / 23998' in two lines; polished outer face and rich colour variation with natural 'pitting'. 1.4 kg, 17cm wide (6 3/4"). From an old British private collection; previously the property of Mr C. Sheppard, London, UK; acquired in the 1980s. Fine condition.