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LOT 0508
Cypriot Terracotta Vessel with Bull's Head on Rim
BRONZE AGE, CIRCA 2000 B.C.
6 3/4 in. (670 grams, 17.1 cm wide).
Bell-shaped jar with pierced lug below the rim, applied bull-head opposite; repaired. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of Dick Meijer.
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.
Accompanied by an old handwritten tag with provenance.
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LOT 0508
Cypriot Terracotta Vessel with Bull's Head on Rim
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
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