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LOT 0062
Cypriot Terracotta Miniature Jug Group
800-600 B.C.
3 1/4 - 3 3/8 in. (174 grams total, 83-87 mm).
Comprising three vessels with bulbous bodies decorated with painted circumferential bands and concentric circles; single loop handle to the rear; tall neck with a central ridge and painted bands, wide trumpet mouth. [3]
ProvenanceAcquired in 2000.
Private collection, Europe.
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