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LOT 0542
Cypriot Terracotta Vessel Group
IRON AGE, CYPRO-GEOMETRIC, 950-850 B.C.
4 1/8 - 5 3/4 in. (1.07 kg total, 10.5-14.7 cm).
Including globular jar with painted fish detailing, globular jar with trumpet-shaped neck and mouth, and other types. [5, 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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