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LOT 0513

Cypriot Bichrome Ware Amphora

CYPRO-ARCHAIC I, 750-600 B.C.

5 3/4 in. (374 grams, 14.5 cm high).

With trumpet-shaped foot, piriform body, rounded shoulder, broad neck and flared rim, two lateral strap handles, circumferential painted bands. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From 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.

CONDITION

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LOT 0513

Cypriot Bichrome Ware Amphora

Sold for (Inc. bp): £234

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