Cypriot Bronze Age burnished pottery jug

C9

£260.00

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A mottled red/brown burnished slip pottery jug with a round body and cut-away spout conjoined by an arched handle.

 Culture 
Cyprus, end of Early Bronze Age or Middle Bronze Age, c. 2100-1900 BC

 Size 
15.6 x 9.8 cms

 Condition 
Some surface chipping otherwise intact

Provenance 
Ex. deceased estate, Cambridgeshire, UK; collection acquired on the UK art market mostly before 2000.

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