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LOT 0643
Cypriot Burnished Terracotta Vessel Group
BRONZE AGE, 2300-1650 B.C.
2 1/4 - 3 3/8 in. (560 grams total, 57-87 mm).
Mainly spherical with stub neck, incised detailing. [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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