MESOPOTAMIAN UBAID TYPE TERRACOTTA BOWL WITH GEOMETRIC MOTIF Ca. 5100 - 4500 BC. A deep terracotta bowl with a flattened base and slightly everted rim. The interior is decorated with a central whorl motif, framed by a broad circular band of crescent shapes, and a frieze of clustered dots. The rim is further accented by a narrow band continuing onto the exterior. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 49.133.2. Size: 240mm x 95mm; Weight: 560g Provenance: Private UK collection ; previously with a London gallery; formerly acquired from Sultani Antiques before 1999. This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.