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LOT 1101
Holy Land Pottery Dipper Cup
BRONZE AGE, 16TH-14TH CENTURY B.C.
3 1/2 in. (209 grams, 90 mm).
Round-bottomed with strap handle and thumb-spur. [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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