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LOT 0515
Punic Buff Ware Two-Handled Vase
CIRCA 100 B.C.
10 3/8 in. (1.22 kg, 26.4 cm).
Ovoid body with flat base and a cylindrical neck with flared rim, two handles on the sides and three groups of circumferential bands on the neck and body; repaired. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent.
Accompanied by the original collector's data sheet with reference no.A83.
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