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LOT 0554
Cypriot Red Polished Ware Bowl Group
EARLY BRONZE AGE, CIRCA 2700-1900 B.C.
3 5/8 - 5 5/8 in. (700 grams total, 9.1-14.2 cm).
Group of three hemispherical bowls, each with a thick rounded rim, one with lateral spurs to the rim. [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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