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LOT 0580
Greek Lead Token with Amphora
CIRCA 4TH-2ND CENTURY B.C.
5/8 in. (2.9 grams, 16 mm).
Rectangular with low-relief amphora image to obverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Very Large Cypriot Bichrome Amphora with Double Strap Handles
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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. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12313-218932.
