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LOT 0650
Cypriot Wishbone Redware Dipper Cup
MIDDLE BRONZE AGE I-II, CIRCA 2000-1750 B.C.
5 3/4 in. (200 grams, 14.7 cm).
Hemispherical body with wishbone anthropomorphic handle, burnished surface. [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.
Accompanied by an old identification tag.
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