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LOT 0822
Parthian Green Glazed Jar
2ND CENTURY B.C.-2ND CENTURY A.D.
3 1/8 in. (190 grams, 79 mm).
Biconvex in profile with rounded everted rim to the mouth. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the 1990s.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
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LOT 0822
Parthian Green Glazed Jar
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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Opening Bid: £5
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Opening Bid: £5
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