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LOT 0600
Hellenistic Terracotta Spindle Flask
5TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
3 1/4 in. (49 grams, 83 mm).
With a long, narrow neck and a chamfered mouth, developing to a fusiform body and a flared foot. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx private Birmingham, UK, archaeological collection.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
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