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LOT 0521
Cypriot Mixed Terracotta Vessel Group
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/4 - 3 5/8 in. (350 grams total, 82-92 mm).
Comprising: miniature amphora with two loop handles to the shoulder; spherical ewer with tall spout, trumpet-shaped neck and loop handle; biconical ewer with broad neck, spout and transverse strap handle. [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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