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LOT 0039
Cypriot Red Polished Ware Vessel Group
MIDDLE BRONZE AGE, CIRCA 2000-1800 B.C.
5 7/8 - 8 7/8 in. (1.1 kg total, 15-22.5 cm).
Comprising a tall vase with trumpet-shaped mouth, a bulbous ewer with curved spout and loop handle, and a similar jar with flared mouth and incised chevrons to the shoulders; repaired. [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.23, pl.14, for similar.
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