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LOT 0540
Greek and Other Pottery Sherd Group
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 1/4 - 5 7/8 in. (1.06 kg total, 5.8-15 cm).
Mixed group including fragments of carinated cups, a painted bowl, and other types. [21, 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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