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LOT 0573
Cypriot Red Polished Ware Jug Group
EARLY-MIDDLE BRONZE AGE, CIRCA 2700-1900 B.C.
4 1/2 - 6 in. (750 grams total, 11.5-15.3 cm).
Group of three jugs each with spherical body and trumpet-shaped mouth, loop handle to one side. [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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