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LOT 0643
Cypro-Mycenaean Terracotta Vessel with Ibex
IRON AGE, CIRCA 1200-1000 B.C.
6 1/4 in. (370 grams, 16.1 cm).
Stirrup jar with basal ring, globular body, remains of handle and neck; painted figure of an ibex with cross-and-dots motifs. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePeter Cran collection, Scotland, who worked as an engineer for the Cypriot public works department 1931-1946; thence by descent.
Acquired from Bonhams, London, 23 May 2012, no.6 (part).
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages and original lot tag.
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LOT 0643
Cypro-Mycenaean Terracotta Vessel with Ibex
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,105
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From the property of Mr O.S., a late Suffolk, UK, gentleman, who acquired at auction from the 1960s. -
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