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LOT 0622
Cypriot Grey Ware Vessel Group
MIDDLE BRONZE AGE, CIRCA 2000-1650 B.C.
2 7/8 - 4 1/4 in. (386 grams total, 7.3-10.9 cm).
Comprising: dipper cup with loop handle; juglet with scooped spout; biconvex jar with carinated profile. [3, 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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