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LOT 1343
Holy Land Terracotta Vessel with Mouflon Spout
MIDDLE BRONZE AGE, MID 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 in. (215 grams total, 12.5 cm high including stand).
With ovate body and tapering neck and socketed mouth, strap handle to rear, spout with mouflon detailing; mounted on a stand. [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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