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LOT 0553
Cypriot Terracotta Vessel Group
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 1/4 - 7 3/4 in. (2 kg total, 16-19.5 cm).
With loop and strap handles, flared stub legs, crimped rim and other details. [3, 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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