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LOT 1726
Nabataean Red Terracotta 'Eggshell' Bowl
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
3 1/2 in. (53.5 grams, 89.6 mm).
Conical bowl with low foot, painted band below the rim. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a Yorkshire, UK gentleman, items collected in the Holy Land in the 1960s.
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