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LOT 0584
Cypriot Burnished Terracotta Bowl Group
BRONZE AGE, 2300-1650 B.C.
3 3/8 - 5 in. (876 grams total, 8.5-12.7 cm).
Mainly hemispherical types with round rim, one with stub handle; mostly repaired. [6, 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.
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