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LOT 0619
Greek and Other Pottery Sherd Group
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 3/8 - 4 7/8 in. (1.06 kg total, 3.4-12.4 cm).
Mixed group including amphora, lekythos, bowl and other fragments. [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.
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