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LOT 0664
Greek Terracotta Pedestal Dish
APULIAN, 4TH CENTURY B.C.
3 7/8 in. (75 grams, 98 mm).
Broad and shallow with low foot, chamfered rim. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an old German collection.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
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