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LOT 0481
Banded Alabaster Globular Jar
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/8 in. (156 grams, 80 mm).
Globular in profile with low neck and broad square-section rim; mineralised bronze deposit to base. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx William Ohly, 1883-1955.
Ex Abbey Museum, Barnet, by descent.
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