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LOT 1704
Nabataean Terracotta Thin-Walled Bowl
2ND CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
8 1/2 in. (250 grams, 21.5 cm).
With a wide shallow conical body, black horizontal bands to the outer face. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 1704
Nabataean Terracotta Thin-Walled Bowl
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £50
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