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LOT 0091
Greek Terracotta Shipwreck Amphora
5TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
25 3/4 in. (5.45 kg, 65 cm).
Slender in profile with narrow shoulder, short neck, collar to the mouth and two lateral strap handles; stepped conical point to base; part of neck absent, marine encrustation. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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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