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LOT 0569
Cypriot Snake-Type Bichrome Terracotta Vessel
IRON AGE, CIRCA 11TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.
8 3/8 in. (695 grams, 21.2 cm high).
Globular in form with pinched trefoil mouth and tall strap handle; painted band of linear ornament to the shoulder and neck. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a deceased estate.
Acquired from Bonhams, London, 26 October 2007, no.375 (part).
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages and original lot tag.
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