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LOT 0529
Greek Piriform Bronze Vessel
3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.
8 in. (331 grams, 20.5 cm high).
Comprising a waisted neck and everted rim; cracked, base absent. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
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