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LOT 1055
Western Asiatic Artefact Fragment Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
(3.87 kg total, 5-18.5 cm).
Including ceramic disc, architectural stone base and other items. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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