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LOT 0345
British Comb-Decorated Beaker Burial Vessel
LATE CHALCOLITHIC, MID 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 3/4 in. (532 grams, 14.6 cm).
Tall barrel-shaped body with thick rim, impressed cord patterning to the rim and upper body, incised plait designs to the base. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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