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LOT 0754
Byzantine Lead Pilgrim's Holy Water Ampulla
CIRCA 8TH-13TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/8 in. (21.2 grams, 55 mm).
Conical with tubular neck and two thin lateral handles. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s.
Property of a Stowmarket, UK, gentleman.
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