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LOT 0659
Greek Terracotta Lidded Pyxis
APULIAN, 4TH CENTURY B.C.
2 7/8 in. (71 grams total, 73 mm wide).
Small hemispherical bowl with low foot, band of pigment to upper body; domed lid with flange rim and knop handle. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From an old London, UK, archaeological collection; acquired 1980s.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
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