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LOT 0646
Cypriot Terracotta Flask Group
EARLY-LATE BRONZE AGE, 2700-1200 B.C.
3 1/4 - 5 1/8 in. (625 grams total, 8.2-13.1 cm).
Comprising: a barrel-shaped jar with flared rim; a spouted vessel with strap handle; a dipper cup with flared rim. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From 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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