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LOT 0603

Cypriot Terracotta Strainer

BRONZE AGE, 2300-1650 B.C.

4 1/4 in. (175 grams, 11 cm).

Tall and bell-shaped with rows of piercings. [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.

CONDITION
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LOT 0603

Cypriot Terracotta Strainer

Sold for (Inc. bp): £59

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