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LOT 0626
Cypriot Terracotta Base Ring Juglet
CIRCA 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 3/8 in. (55 grams, 11 cm).
With flared basal ring, bulbous poppy-head body, tubular neck with transverse rib developing to a strap handle, trumpet-shaped mouth.
ProvenanceEx North Yorkshire, UK, collection, 1990s.
LiteratureCf. similar item in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, under accession no.12.181.263.
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