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LOT 0517
Greek Terracotta Lekanis Lid
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
3 in. (34.6 grams, 77 mm).
Discoid and convex with concentric rings to the upper face, knop handle with central recess. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent.
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