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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.

CONDITION

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LOT 1360

Western Asiatic Ancient Pottery Sherds Including an Animal Fragment

Sold for (Inc. bp): £33

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