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LOT 0064
Mycenaean Terracotta Vessel Collection
12TH-11TH CENTURY B.C.
3 1/4 - 5 in. (693 grams total, 8.3-12.6 cm).
Comprising: a stirrup jar; trefoil jug; a jar; juglet and handled dish or cup; all decoratively painted with geometric designs; some repairs. [5]
Provenance
with Sotheby's, 13 December 1990, lot 217.
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