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LOT 0589
Greek and Other Pottery Sherd Group
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/8 - 5 1/2 in. (1.28 kg total, 3-14.1 cm).
Including fragments of oinochoe, guttus, amphora and other types. [22, 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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