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LOT 0582
Cypriot Terracotta Flask Group
MIDDLE-LATE BRONZE AGE, 2000-1200 B.C.
4 1/2 - 5 1/4 in. (322 grams total, 11.6-13.2 cm).
Comprising: biconvex juglet with loop handle and U-shaped lip; two with trumpet-shaped mouth and carinated body, strap handle (one absent). [3, 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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