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LOT 1772
Holy Land Pottery Dipper Cup
BRONZE AGE, 3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 1/4 in. (165 grams, 13.3 cm wide).
Broad and squat with a flared rim, loop handle to the rim with thumb-pad; old collector's label 'Dipper cup Holy Lands 2000-1200 BC' and to reverse '1550BC-1000 BC Cheffins Auction 2026 London 605'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired by the vendor's father in London, circa 1960.
Acquired Cheffins Auctions, UK.
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LOT 1772
Holy Land Pottery Dipper Cup
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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