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LOT 1247
Large Holy Land Pottery Cup
BRONZE AGE, 16TH-14TH CENTURY B.C.
4 1/2 in. (513 grams, 11.5 cm).
Ovoid in profile with thick rim and rounded 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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