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LOT 0550

Etruscan Terracotta Spindle Whorl

CIRCA 6TH-5TH CENTURY B.C.

1 1/8 in. (21.7 grams, 29 mm).

Barrel-shaped with seven incised rings to the body and shoulder. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Private collection formed in the 1990s.
Acquired from a central London gallery.
Property of an Essex gentleman.

CONDITION

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LOT 0550

Etruscan Terracotta Spindle Whorl

Sold for (Inc. bp): £124

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