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LOT 0585
Cypriot Mixed Terracotta Vessel Fragments
3RD-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 - 10 1/4 in. (4.55 kg total, 2.6-26 cm).
Including fragments of storage vessel, jar, bowl and other items, some with handle and spout elements. [29, 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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