3rd-1st century B.C. A large Hellenistic inverted bell-shaped bowl with carinated rim and shallow kick-up to base, decorated with a medial cluster of wheel-cut bands; patches of pale iridescence. 252 grams, 12 cm high x 16.3 cm diameter (4 1/8 in. x 6 1/4 in.). Ex Fortuna Fine Arts Ltd, New York, USA, 2000. Anonymous sale, Christie's, London, 6 October 2011, lot 202. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is apanied by AIAD certificate no.11309-189909. For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price