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