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LOT 0516
Eastern Mediterranean Two-Handled Vase
IRON AGE, CIRCA 6TH CENTURY B.C. OR LATER
7 5/8 in. (593 grams, 19.3 cm).
With piriform body, broad neck and flared mouth with rolled rim, two lateral loop handles to the shoulder; painted circumferential bands. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Property of a Northamptonshire collector.
Acquired on the UK art market at auction in 2012.
Property of a West Northamptonshire, UK, gentleman.
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