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LOT 0517
Cypriot Brown Burnished Ware Decorated Jar
LATE BRONZE AGE II, 1400-1200 B.C.
5 5/8 in. (467 grams, 14.2 cm wide).
Biconvex in profile with dimpled base and broad mouth, band of linear chevron ornament to the base and similar to the shoulder, pelletted band to the equator, impressed pellets below the rim, two pierced lug handles. [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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