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The Hove Amber Cup, crafted approximately 3,500 years ago from a singular piece of Baltic amber, was discovered in 1856 within a Bronze Age burial mound in Hove, Sussex.
It is the best preserved of only two
such Bronze Age vessels identified across Europe.

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A small amber cup with a single handle displayed in a museum exhibit. The cup features warm reddish-orange tones and fine horizontal grooves around the upper rim. Light shining through the amber highlights its natural patterns and rich glow.
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