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LOT 0604
Cypriot Mixed Terracotta Vessel Fragments
3RD-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/2 - 10 5/8 in. (5.35 kg total, 1.4-27 cm).
Including fragments of storage vessel, bowl and other items, some with handle and rim elements. [62, 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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