Late Bronze Age, Ca. 1600-1200 BC Wheel-made red lustrous bottle with spindle-shaped body with tapered neck fluting near mouth with everted rim, tubular sectioned handle connecting neck and shoulders, splaying foot with concave base. Burnished surface with a shiny lustrous finish, with still visible burnish lines running vertically up the belly.Red lustrous ware ultimately thought to have Anatolian origin, finding its way into Cyprus during international trading era of Late Bronze Age.Cf. Karageorghis, Ancient Cypriote Art in the Severis Collection pl. 104. Size: L:290mm / W:70mm ; 500g Provenance: Property of a London gallery; formely in High Wycombe Estate collection; formerly acquired on UK Art market; Ex. Christie's lot no. 330 Oct. 1999.