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LOT 0631
Greek Terracotta Libation Bowl
7TH-5TH CENTURY B.C.
1 in. (704 grams, 25 cm).
Squat in profile with deep carinated rim and broad bowl; basal ring beneath; funicular pouring spout. [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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