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LOT 0607
Cypriot White Painted Ware Zoomorphic Jug with Swastikas
CYPRO-ARCHAIC, CIRCA 700-600 B.C.
6 1/4 in. (345 grams, 16 cm high).
Spherical body with pinched trumpet-shaped mouth, strap handle, painted 'eyes' to the mouth, vertical arrow and gammadions to each side; two very old labels to the base; repaired. [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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LOT 0607
Cypriot White Painted Ware Zoomorphic Jug with Swastikas
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
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