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LOT 0514
Cypriot Red Burnished Ware Round Bottomed Pouring Vessel
BRONZE AGE, 2300-1650 B.C.
5 1/8 in. (347 grams, 13.1 cm).
With rounded bottom, broad body and neck, slightly flared rim, strap handle to the rear, spout with flared end, bands of incised lines and zigzags. [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 vessel lacking the spout in the British Museum under accession no.1888,0927.23.
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LOT 0514
Cypriot Red Burnished Ware Round Bottomed Pouring Vessel
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
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