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LOT 0536
Massive Cypriot Vessel and Other Fragment Group
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 - 21 1/2 in. (14.15 kg total, 5-54 cm).
Including sherds of a large round-bellied vessel with applied tape for repair, and other items. [26, No Reserve]
Provenance
From 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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