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LOT 1355
Byzantine Lead Pilgrim's Holy Water Ampulla
CIRCA 6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (17.4 grams, 42.5 mm).
An amphora-shaped body with bands of pellet-in-triangle motifs, two loop handles. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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