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LOT 0040
Cypriot Round-Bottomed Spouted Terracotta Jug
MIDDLE BRONZE AGE, CIRCA 2000-1800 B.C.
12 1/2 in. (935 grams, 32 cm).
Of globular profile with strap handle and tall scooped spout; applied lugs to the shoulder, incised zigzag ornament; spout with pierced lug to the underside and band of impressed pellets. [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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