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LOT 0555
Cypriot Terracotta Bowl
CYPRO-GEOMETRIC, CIRCA 1050-750 B.C.
8 1/2 in. (587 grams, 21.5 cm).
Broad and shallow with low foot, chamfered rim with two small loop handles. [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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