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LOT 0518
Greek and Other Pottery Fragment Group
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 5/8 - 7 1/2 in. (3.34 kg total, 4-19 cm).
Including squat and biconical bowls, amphora sherds and other types. [41, No Reserve]
Provenance
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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