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LOT 0552
Cypriot Red Polished Ware Bowl with Spout
EARLY-MIDDLE BRONZE AGE, CIRCA 2700-1900 B.C.
8 5/8 in. (490 grams, 22 cm).
Hemispherical in profile with burnished surface, raised band below the rim with impressed holes to the outer face, pierced rim, short curved spout; repaired. [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.
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