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LOT 0040
Cypriot Red Polished Ware Jug Group
EARLY-MIDDLE BRONZE AGE, CIRCA 2700-1900 B.C.
5 1/2 - 8 1/4 in. (1.06 kg total, 14-21 cm).
Group of three burnished redware jugs, two smaller examples with loop handle to the neck, larger with handle to the shoulder; all with incised linear ornament. [3, 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. Morris, D., The Art of ancient Cyprus, Oxford, 1985, fig. p.22, pl.12, for similar.
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Circa 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
Tubular terracotta form with crenellated rim, four inward-facing lugs each with a hole beneath, inner ledge, lateral vents and square aperture at the base; hatched texture to the rim; two lateral ledge handles. 12.1 kg, 39.5 cm wide
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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.
