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LOT 0551

Greek and Other Pottery Sherd Group

CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

1 3/8 - 6 1/8 in. (1 kg total, 3.6-15.5 cm).

Including fragments of amphora, lekythos, kylix and other types. [18, 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.

CONDITION

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LOT 0551

Greek and Other Pottery Sherd Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £91

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