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LOT 1908
Holy Land Terracotta Dipper Cup
BRONZE AGE, CIRCA 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/2 in. (112 grams, 89 mm wide).
Biconvex in profile with slightly everted piched rim, loop handle. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx property of a London gentleman; acquired before 2000.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
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LOT 1908
Holy Land Terracotta Dipper Cup
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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