MESOPOTAMIAN UBAID TYPE TERRACOTTA BOWL WITH GEOMETRIC MOTIF Ca. 5100 - 4500 BC. A terracotta bowl with a flaring profile on a flattened base. The interior is painted with a central whorl of four curving arms, framed by concentric bands of crescent shapes and dotted motifs. A similar whorl is painted on the underside. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 49.133.2. Size: 230mm x 95mm; Weight: 410g 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.