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LOT 0634
Cypro-Archaic Red Polished Ware Zoomorphic Jug Group
CIRCA 1400-600 B.C.
3 7/8 - 5 7/8 in. (878 grams total, 9.8-15 cm).
Group of three spherical jugs each with a tall neck and lateral loop handle; two with second smaller loop to the other side. [3, 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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