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LOT 1360
Western Asiatic Ancient Pottery Sherds Including an Animal Fragment
EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM A.D.
1 - 5 1/4 in. (1.29 kg total, 2.5-13.5 cm).
Mixed group including a squat jug with strap handle and applied rouletting, a spout shaped like a cockerel and other fragments. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 1360
Western Asiatic Ancient Pottery Sherds Including an Animal Fragment
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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