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Cypriot Wishbone Redware Dipper Cup Cypriot Wishbone Redware Dipper Cup Cypriot Wishbone Redware Dipper Cup
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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.

CONDITION
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LOT 0650

Cypriot Wishbone Redware Dipper Cup

Sold for (Inc. bp): £111

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