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LOT 0548
Greek Bronze Vessel
3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.
7 1/8 in. (504 grams, 18 cm high).
Composed of a bulbous body, short neck and everted rim, remains of handle beneath the rim; cracked and split, base absent.
Provenance
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
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