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LOT 0538
Large Cypriot Red Ware Terracotta Bowl
LATE BRONZE AGE, CIRCA 1450-1200 B.C.
11 1/4 in. (1.32 kg, 28.5 cm).
Broad squat bowl with dished profile, rounded rim, single pierced ledge handle; with inked inscription to base: 'L.S / 726'. [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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