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LOT 1244
Holy Land Trefoil-Mouthed Terracotta Jug
MIDDLE-LATE BRONZE AGE, 2000-1200 B.C.
6 1/4 in. (452 grams, 16 cm).
Globular in profile with pinched trefoil mouth and strap handle to the rear; inked accession number 'LS 1022' to underside. [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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