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LOT 1387
Nabataean Red Terracotta 'Eggshell' Bowl
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 in. (37.7 grams, 69 mm wide).
A shallow dish with a low rim and foot. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a Yorkshire, UK gentleman, items collected in the Holy Land in the 1960s.
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