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LOT 0528

Cypriot Bronze Age Cone

2100-1850 B.C.

10 1/2 in. (12 in.) (1.55 kg total, 26.5 cm (30.5 cm including stand)).

Hollow-formed ceramic cone withlongitudonal hatched zigzag bands, incised circumferential band, impressed 'cross barby' and lozenge motifs; vertical 'seam' to the reverse with impressed 'stitching'; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]

Provenance

US private collection.
with DuMouchelles Auction, Detroit, 18 February 2023, lot 1123.

CONDITION

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LOT 0528

Cypriot Bronze Age Cone

Sold for (Inc. bp): £520

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