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LOT 0578
Cypriot White Painted Ware Jug
MIDDLE BRONZE AGE, CIRCA 1800-1650 B.C.
6 7/8 in. (256 grams, 17.5 cm).
Comprising a spherical body with tall tubular neck and U-section pouring spout, large strap handle to the rear and small loop to the neck; panels of hatched painted ornament. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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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