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LOT 1619
European Pottery Vessel Group
LATE BRONZE AGE, 1200-750 B.C.
2 5/8 - 4 1/2 in. (480 grams total, 6.8-11.3 cm).
Comprising: broad cup with single loop handle; bulbous pot with raised rim; smaller cup on a display base with old label 'Prehistoric Central European'. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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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