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LOT 0556
Cypriot Terracotta Circular Vessel
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
13 3/8 in. (1.35 kg, 34 cm).
Hollow-formed ceramic ring with pierced funicular spout, lateral vent. [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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