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LOT 0624
Cypriot Pottery Ring-Kernos
EARLY BRONZE AGE, 2300-2000 B.C.
6 5/8 in. (1.36 kg, 17 cm wide).
Comprising a hollow basal ring and four vertical posts terminating in conical cups joined at the rim. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
Cf. similar in the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession no.74.51.687.
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Mycenaean Terracotta Stirrup Jar
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