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LOT 0612
Greek Tall Terracotta Vessel
5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
8 in. (323 grams, 20.5 cm).
With tall tubular neck and flared rim, broad shoulder, conical body, narrow columnar foot; traces of pigment to shoulder. [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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